The Market
Sales rates pick up across GB, but fewer than half of London listings find a buyer
In a typical year, only around half of properties listed for sale on Rightmove successfully find a buyer. That has jumped to nearly 70% in the last year or so.
Property sector donating a quarter of Tory party funds
Nearly £18m has been donated by 154 individuals and companies with property interests since Johnson became PM, according to the analysis of Electoral Commission data by the FT
Mortgage lending reaches a record high
Net mortgage borrowing reached an all-time high of £17.9 billion in June, according to the Bank of England - smashing the previous record, set in March 2021, of £11.5bn.
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‘Cities are springing back to life’: Super-prime property sales surge around the world
"We expect super-prime sales to end 2021 on a high," says Knight Frank, as it flags a significant jump in US$10m+ deals across seven major global wealth hubs so far this year.
Foxtons reports record tenant numbers; predicts future rental hotspots
Highest number of new applicants on record has coincided with a big fall in new instructions.
Competitive bidding pushes Scottish property prices up
“It’s been an extraordinary period and I’ve never experienced anything like it," says Tom Stewart-Moore, head of Knight Frank’s rural business in Scotland.
Letting agents report ‘all-time high’ for tenant demand
Letting agents reported a record number of new prospective tenants per branch in June, according to Propertymark.
London buyers are paying 91% of asking prices, on average
Capital-wide figure in Q2 was up 6% on Q1
Country house prices climb higher as stock shortage persists
Knight Frank expects the country market to remain hectic through the Summer.
‘We see nothing on the horizon that would trigger a major house price correction’ – Savills
Savills has upgraded its 2021 UK house price inflation forecast, bumping it from 4% to 9% - although the five year outlook remains largely unchanged from March's predictions, with research chief Lucian…
World cities see prime property prices rise at fastest rate since 2016
"The prime residential sector is likely to remain strong through the rest of the year," says Savills in its latest World Cities Index.