The Market
Property price increases ‘are likely to be tempered by the rising cost of living and the expected increases in taxes and interest rates’
The Chestertons team shares its five-year property market forecasts.
‘Pressure on the housing market and consequently house prices, is continuing at an unrelenting rate’ – Propertymark
Buyer demand increased again in November, while sales listings continued to fall.
PCL buying agency closes £100m of deals in ‘vintage year’
‘2021 was a year when more and more people realised they needed some professional help to secure the house of their dreams’, says Black Brick
SDLT receipts hit highest level since 2017
A massive £11.44bn has been taken by HMRC so far this year - and last month’s total was still well up on pre-pandemic levels
Replacing Leasehold: Can the government persuade the market?
It is often said that more books have been written about commonhold than actual commonholds have been created;
December’s rate hike makes January a unique opportunity for borrowers
Lenders get hit with new targets at the beginning of the year and CEOs will want to make hay while the going is good, writes Alex Ogario
£15m+ deals double in bumper year for PCL
32 sales were tucked away above the £15m mark in 2021, according to Beauchamp Estates, with many going to buyers in their late 20s and early 30s
Ranked: 2021’s housing hotspots, where property prices have climbed up to 31% in a year
Mountain Ash in Wales tops a list of 2021's market hotspots; the average asking price here has rocketed by nearly a third in the last year, according to Rightmove.
House prices have risen more in the last year than in 2019 and 2020 combined
All UK regions except London and Scotland have seen average property values rise by more than in 2019 and 2020 combined in 2021, says Zoopla - and four regions have seen prices jump by more than in the…
The Great Expat Inrush: Why swathes of overseas Brits are set to return in 2022
Buying agent Matt Turner is predicting a surge in activity next year as UK nationals exit their places in the sun - but what types of properties will they be on the lookout for?
Cash buyers have been out in force this year
Jackson-Stops reports a 12% year-on-year increase in the number of all-cash purchases across England, with volumes also outstripping pre-pandemic levels
‘We have seen a huge rise of people returning to their roots’: Property market predictions from a Welsh buying agent
West Wales Property Finders boss Carol Peet expects demand for country and coastal homes to continue to run hot in 2022.