The Market
Popular Cornwall left out of ‘Best Places to Live’ rundown as housing crisis deepens
Judges of the influential annual Sunday Times guide take decision "in recognition of the problems caused in the county’s housing market by incomers buying second homes".
Global cities see highest house price growth in nearly 18 years
44% of global cities saw average house prices surge by more than 10% in 2021.
Auction houses reports strong spring sales
A lack of stock in the agency market has continued to bring out the buyers, says Savills
Mapped: Britain’s busiest property markets in 2022 so far
There are currently 172,589 residential properties listed for sale across the UK, according to research by TwentyCi, and another 237,512 homes with sales agreed.
Back in Town: ‘Buyers are saying that they found rural life lonely and quiet’
"London’s suburbs are now red hot," says buying agent Sara Ransom, as house-hunters look to return to city life.
Predicted influx of international buyers remains ‘more of a trickle than a torrent’, says PCL agency
British buyers are still Black Brick’s main clients, accounting for around one in every four deals
Prime London rents see first double-digit annual increase in over a decade
Average rental values in prime London have surged by 11.1% in the last year, reports Savills, pushing both houses and flats above pre-pandemic levels.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest market movements in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Foxtons, Savills, Knight Frank, Zoopla & more
‘Rebalancing begins’ as prime London’s property market catches up with country house performance
Knight Frank and Savills have both flagged a revival for central London's property market in the opening months of this year.
Prime Central London ‘stirs into life’ after two quiet years
"Prime Central London is now moving back into the spotlight," says Knight Frank. "The fact prices have been falling for six years helps."
A solicitor’s guide to deal-making in a competitive market
Spring has sprung – and so has demand, says Laura Conduit, offering up some top tips for staying ahead of the competition…
Sustainability climbs the agenda for home-owners & house-hunters
Around two fifths of future house-hunters say they would consider the energy efficiency of their next home, up sharply from just over one fifth who thought about this with their last property purchase.