The Market

James Greenwood of Stacks Property Search provides seven causes for optimism as we head into the Autumn selling season...

Knight Frank takes a deep dive into what's driving prime housing demand among wealthy expats in Europe, delving into property trends, lifestyle, tax and policy shifts.

Property portal warns that 'it has become more attractive for some landlords to leave the rental sector rather than to continue to invest in it, due to rising costs, taxes, and legislation.'

As you'd expect, London's prime property market was quiet in that last week of the Summer Holidays.

'The new government has inherited a very large ‘to-do’ list with urgent interventions required in several policy areas,' comments Propertymark after checking sales and lettings market activity in July.

'Substantial wealth creation' has supported the growth in the global super-prime sales market since the pandemic, says Knight Frank.

Thomas Moran & Ruth Morris examine whether the UK capital's appeal as a high-end hotspot is really under threat from other European hubs.

The latest figures show annual house price growth and transaction volumes are rising, which don’t indicate the economy is ailing, notes Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.

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Get back up to speed with the key talking points in prime property over the last few weeks, from the post-election bounce to the pre-Budget blues; the hottest PCL districts to the top-end lettings boom...

The number of homes listed for sale on Rightmove jumped 23% in the first two weeks of August.

Cash buyers had the advantage as rates increased 14 times between November 2021 and August 2023, but the tempo in resi markets is largely set by leveraged buyers, notes Knight Frank.