The Market
Prime regional buyers are cutting budgets, rather than abandoning purchases
Cash buyers make their move as the market undergoes a 'period of adjustment'.
London & the South East are Britain’s ‘landlord hotspots’
City of London, Kensington & Chelsea, and Richmond have the highest proportion of landlords to general population in the country.
Talking Heads: How luxury property businesses are preparing for China’s great re-opening
Super-prime property brokers, developers, designers and premium brands are all looking to tap into the resurgent Chinese market after almost three years of severe lockdowns;
HM Treasury & Bank of England propose an official digital currency
'A digital pound is likely to be needed in the future,' according to a newly-published government consultation paper.
52,000 UK properties ‘still owned anonymously’, despite new transparency law
Around half of registrable firms have failed to comply with UK's new rules around transparency, new analysis suggests.
Cambridge named top UK city for resi investors
London languishes below Scottish cities including Glasgow and Edinburgh in the latest Colliers investment rankings.
‘Global prime residential rental markets were a bright spot in 2022’ – Savills
Prime rental values increased by an average of 5.9% across the 30 cities tracked in the Savills Prime Residential World Cities Index in 2022, while capital values increased by an average of 3.
Enquiries are up 60% this year, reports PCL buying agency
Black Brick notes some 'green shoots of hope' across the prime postcodes.
Tom Bill: Caution matches optimism in froth-free UK housing market
The last few months are hardly a useful barometer for the future of the market, writes Knight Frank's UK resi research chief, but buyers & sellers appear to be reactivating their plans as relative economic…
PCL is an attractive opportunity for the US investor, but for how long?
David Huggett explains the events that led to a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity for international buyers last year, and why the latest shift in currency markets could signal another turning point.
The Times: Britain’s new wave of million-pound homes – and they’re not where you think they are
A long-read feature by David Byers highlights how the top-end of the property market shifted through the pandemic, including insights from Knight Frank, Savills, Hamptons, Recoco Property Search and Property…
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, TwentyCi, Zoopla, Knight Frank, GetAgent & more...