The Market
The changing landscape of London’s property market: A strategic outlook from a buying agent’s perspective
Hannah Aykroyd explains how economic trends, political shifts & evolving buyer behaviours are transforming the prime market as we know it.
Asking rents fall for the first time since the pandemic
New Rightmove data show rising supply & easing demand - but the rental market remains 'very hot'.
Dubai & Sydney set to top prime city price growth in 2025
Savills has assessed prime residential growth prospects in 30 world cities, predicting a slightly slower overall rate of capital value appreciation this year than in 2024.
Home Counties prices slide by 9% in a year
'It’s clear that buyers were able to secure some great deals last year', reports Investec, as average reduction tops £150k.
Scotland’s prime property market sees ‘a significant recovery’
Transactions are up but many sellers are having to rein-in price expectations.
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 Savills, Knight Frank, Zooplankton, Rightmove, Parthenia, Benham & Reeves & more...
Tom Bill: Don’t overlook foreign investors in hunt for economic growth
It feels like backs are moving closer to the wall inside Whitehall, says Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Prime Central London prices down by over 20% since 2014
Latest figures show declines have ranged from -9.6% in Bayswater to -26.3% in Earls Court since the peak; market now an 'attractive value proposition', says major agency.
‘We are likely to remain in a buyers’ market in the coming months,’ says national buying agency
'Buyers have a will and a way to buy a property, but not at any cost and they remain price sensitive,' says Garrington.
UK to ‘soften’ non-dom tax reforms after HNWIs take flight
Government confirms 'tweak' to the Finance Bill, but insiders warn it could be 'too little too late'.
Leasehold overhaul edges closer as Minister signs-off first step
Matthew Pennycook has signed regulations to 'remove the two-year ownership rule for leaseholders of flats to extend their lease, and leaseholders of houses to extend their lease or buy their freehold.
UK’s prime regional housing markets on ‘slow march to recovery’
Suburban & inner commuter regions have shown some resilience, but prices continue to correct in second home hotspots, reports Savills.