The Market
Ranked: 2021’s housing hotspots, where property prices have climbed up to 31% in a year
Mountain Ash in Wales tops a list of 2021's market hotspots; the average asking price here has rocketed by nearly a third in the last year, according to Rightmove.
House prices have risen more in the last year than in 2019 and 2020 combined
All UK regions except London and Scotland have seen average property values rise by more than in 2019 and 2020 combined in 2021, says Zoopla - and four regions have seen prices jump by more than in the…
The Great Expat Inrush: Why swathes of overseas Brits are set to return in 2022
Buying agent Matt Turner is predicting a surge in activity next year as UK nationals exit their places in the sun - but what types of properties will they be on the lookout for?
Cash buyers have been out in force this year
Jackson-Stops reports a 12% year-on-year increase in the number of all-cash purchases across England, with volumes also outstripping pre-pandemic levels
‘We have seen a huge rise of people returning to their roots’: Property market predictions from a Welsh buying agent
West Wales Property Finders boss Carol Peet expects demand for country and coastal homes to continue to run hot in 2022.
London market ‘showing no signs of a seasonal slowdown’
Buyer numbers were still rising last month, reports Chestertons, but bagging a bargain is becoming increasingly hard as vendors toughen up on price
BoE nudges interest rates up to 0.25%
"The rise has been a long time coming, and with inflation now at decade high levels, there really is little alternative," comments Strutt & Parker, while Knight Frank Finance says "it’s clear that the…
BTR investment to soar by 65% next year – CBRE
A growing economy and a strengthening of the labour market will provide a positive backdrop for UK real estate in 2022, says the global agency in its latest set of cross-sector forecasts
Ranked: Britain’s top buyers’ & sellers’ markets of 2021
Rightmove has identified which areas have the highest and lowest proportion of property sales listings that have already found a buyer.
How long are people staying in the same home?
The average time between moves has fallen in London over the last two years - but we are generally moving far less regularly than we used to, reports Savills
Annual UK house price inflation eases back to +10.2%
The official UK House Price Index tells of a 1.1% dip in average property prices in October - but London prices jumped up in the month.