The Market
Momentum builds in Prime London’s sales market, but price growth remains ‘stubbornly flat’
Relative normality returned last month after a record-breaking October, although wider data points to improving activity levels;
Tax changes may ‘tip the balance away from buying’ for HNW movers to London
Properties achieving more than £2,000 per week are already making up a larger proportion of the market, reports LonRes.
Industry Reactions: October’s UK HPI suggests rising house price growth
The average UK house price increased by 3.2% in the last year, while London's average has remained nearly static.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 50, 2024
An unseasonable jump in properties going under offer.
Resi buy-to-let tops Savills’ real estate investment picks for 2025
'Our outlook for 2025 and beyond is more positive than it was 12 months ago,' says the property consultancy as it ups its cross-sector investment forecasts
Guy Meacock: Why London continues to captivate American buyers
'There have been surges of interest from Americans in the past but in 20 years of doing this job, I can’t recall quite so many buying as now'.
Nature Restoration Fund proposed to streamline housebuilders’ environmental obligations
Housing and Environment ministries are seeking views on a plan to help property developers 'get building while delivering their environmental obligations in a more sensible and strategic way.'
Property market is ‘poised for a period of stability & soft growth’ in 2025 – Jackson-Stops
Mainstream house prices will generally "remain on a par with 2024" next year, suggests the estate agency after quizzing its agents around the UK - but there are likely to be notable differences between…
Rising SDLT bills are having a ‘limited’ effect on landlord purchases
But property investors are shying away from London and the South East, suggests estate agency.
Rental price growth eases to a four-year low
'After an unprecedented four-year boom, rental growth for newly let properties has slowed to a crawl,' says Hamptons' research chief.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest movements and commentary, featuring data and analysis from Rightmove, Knight Frank, Savills, Beauchamp Estates, RICS, Zoopla, Propertymark & more...
Sales market activity up despite the ‘usual seasonal lull’ – Rightmove
Asking prices dipped 1.7% in the last month, but buying activity 'remains strong' compared to last year.