The Market
Stamp Duty holiday ‘fails to ignite a buy-to-let spending spree’
“The overall impact of the stamp duty holiday on investor activity has been relatively muted," says Hamptons' research chief Aneisha Beveridge.
‘Completions are coming through more easily & promptly, while transaction fall through rates have fallen significantly’ – Jackson-Stops
"Negative sentiment towards buying or selling a house is nowhere near as widespread as might be expected," says national estate agency Jackson-Stops, after tracking online and social media comments about…
London’s HNW property space race continues, says Foxtons’ new Private Office
Agency’s newly-rebranded high-end division reports on this year’s sales surge and key trends…
Specialist mews agency reports sales surge
Volumes are even higher than the 2014 market peak as buyers return to the capital, says Lurot Brand
Rural rental demand stays high despite cities opening up
"The scale of change we’ve seen over the course of the pandemic means this shift [back to urban life] isn’t going to happen overnight," says Rightmove.
PCL’s luxury seniors housing market is being turbo-charged
London’s wealthiest seniors are considering their post-retirement options, and their ability to invest in luxury housing is huge, writes Tom Scaife...
Millionaires’ Rows: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2021
There are now 11,673 streets in Britain where the average property value is over £1m, says Zoopla, which has crowned Kensington Palace Gardens as the UK's priciest address for the thirteenth year in a…
‘Boomerang buyers’ seek out London bolt-holes
The 'escape to the country' was one of the defining stories of the pandemic, but it was merely the opening chapter of a bigger story, reports Knight Frank.
Prime regional property market sees strongest growth in a decade
Coastal and rural property markets have out-paced urban areas over the last year, but Savills is reporting signs that prime regional cities are back in demand as more people return to office life.
Prime Central London market has bottomed out – Savills
Prices in the capital's most expensive postcodes are growing for the first time since September 2014 - and that's despite the absence of international buyers...
Clarkson has revved up the Cotswolds property market, claims agency
We've heard an awful lot about the "escape to the country" and "race for space" over the last 18 months, as the country property market outpaces urban areas.
Covid support measures for the property market end
The Stamp Duty holiday is over; notice periods on tenant evictions are back to normal, and HMRC's furlough scheme is finished.