The Market
Mapped: Which prime London enclaves have seen the biggest property market shifts since 2019?
Coutts bank has highlighted some prime London locations that have seen notable shifts in property buying activity compared to pre-pandemic times.
Is this the last property boom? Economists predict ‘the death of house price cycles’
Property markets are surging around the world. But "there are good reasons to think this will mark the last house price boom for the next 30 years," says Capital Economics.
Asking prices dip as top-end property markets cool
Asking prices have fallen for the first time this year, driven by declines at the top-end, but Rightmove is predicting an Autumn bounce for the property market.
‘Demand is through the roof’: Booming British film industry is good news for landlords
Hollywood stars and their production teams are an increasingly important source of deals, says Knight Frank.
Stock shortage pushes more house-hunters to ‘stop-gap’ rentals
Rental homes are "increasingly being used as a stop-gap by house-hunters faced with a lack of stock to buy," says Hamptons' research chief, Aneisha Beveridge.
RBKC neighbourhood records £1m jump in house prices
Kensington & Chelsea was home to six of the top ten London wards with the highest levels of inflation last year - one of which posted a seven-figure increase in the average price.
Record number of £1m+ sales in London
"Happy holiday for luxury London property", declares Coutts bank, as the prolonged Stamp Duty tax break drives record sales in the capital.
Leafy Notting Hill leading the way as PCL revives
Prospective Hillbillies are offering up to £1m above pre-pandemic levels, and houses are not even making it to the open market, reports Winkworth.
22% premium for London homes with a common on the doorstep
Savills analyses prices around the capital’s most cherished green spaces.
Buyer & vendor confidence levels stable – OnTheMarket
‘The current housing market heatwave may still have a while to run yet’, says portal.
Major property companies enjoy pandemic-induced revenue boom
Property PLCs including Rightmove, Savills, Foxtons, LSL, Connells, Purplebricks, OnTheMarket and Berkeley Group have seen huge increases in revenue compared to corresponding periods in both 2020 and…
Buyer demand cools as stamp duty holiday tapers
"The overall tone to the market remains firm", says the RICS, with property prices continuing to rise despite a drop in new buyer enquiries.