The Market
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…
‘The property market is likely to become more polarised’ – Garrington
The latest video update from national buying agency Garrington, delivered by Sky Sports presenter Olivia Wayne, looks back on a remarkable year for the property market, and makes some tentative predictions…
Mortgage lending set to ‘return to more stable levels of activity’ after 2021’s surge – UK Finance
"The outlook for the housing and mortgage markets over the next two years is for a return to more stable, balanced picture following the upheavals of the last two years," predicts banking trade body…
‘My advice to anyone thinking of exiting the London market is to do so ASAP’, says Cluttons resi boss
"We could see prices drop as much as 10%" next year, warns James Hyman, head of residential at estate agency Cluttons, as he shares his predictions for London's property market in 2022.
‘Rents in Inner London are on track to reach pre-pandemic levels by the middle of 2022’ – Hamptons
"Rents in Inner London are on track to reach pre-pandemic levels by the middle of 2022," says Hamptons.
A ‘normal market beckons’ says Rightmove, as asking prices dip
2022 will be "closer to normal market conditions", says Rightmove, as it predicts 5% property price inflation over the next 12 months.
Prime Central London sales pipeline hits ten-year high
The number of offers accepted in November was 116% up on the same month last year, reports Knight Frank, but uncertainty over the new variant is keeping some overseas buyers away
‘Next year will see super-prime return with a bang’ & other property market predictions from a top buying agent
Edward Heaton, founder and managing partner of buying agency Heaton & Partners, shares his top property market predictions for the year ahead.
House prices are still growing across England & Wales, albeit slower
Wales has been at the top of the annual price growth league for five months now, reports Acadata