The Market
London market ‘showing no signs of a seasonal slowdown’
Buyer numbers were still rising last month, reports Chestertons, but bagging a bargain is becoming increasingly hard as vendors toughen up on price
BoE nudges interest rates up to 0.25%
"The rise has been a long time coming, and with inflation now at decade high levels, there really is little alternative," comments Strutt & Parker, while Knight Frank Finance says "it’s clear that the…
BTR investment to soar by 65% next year – CBRE
A growing economy and a strengthening of the labour market will provide a positive backdrop for UK real estate in 2022, says the global agency in its latest set of cross-sector forecasts
Ranked: Britain’s top buyers’ & sellers’ markets of 2021
Rightmove has identified which areas have the highest and lowest proportion of property sales listings that have already found a buyer.
How long are people staying in the same home?
The average time between moves has fallen in London over the last two years - but we are generally moving far less regularly than we used to, reports Savills
Annual UK house price inflation eases back to +10.2%
The official UK House Price Index tells of a 1.1% dip in average property prices in October - but London prices jumped up in the month.
Stock levels dwindle in Prime London as vendors hold back
New instructions in November were down by nearly a quarter on the same month last year, reports LonRes
Prime London property prices to rise by up to 9% in 2022, predicts agency boss
Property price growth of around 5% is "a realistic benchmark" across the capital in 2022, says the chief of 17-branch London estate agency Benham & Reeves, while "the return of the prime London market…
Covid-19: Government updates property industry & home-mover guidance
"It is necessary to re-introduce some measures to manage the virus," says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.
‘Agents are not seeing any signs that demand will slow in 2022’ – Propertymark chief
Nathan Emerson, CEO of estate agency trade body Propertymark, shares his predictions for the property market in the coming year.
‘Booming’ PCL lettings market looks set for bumper 2022
Prime and super-prime deal volumes have been soaring across the ‘top-five’ hotspots of Marylebone, Belgravia, Notting Hill, Chelsea and Mayfair - but prospective tenants face a tough task ahead as…