The Market
‘Medium term expectations for house prices and private rents have barely been dented by Covid’ – RICS
Strong demand continued to drive sales activity in October, according to the latest survey of Chartered Surveyors. But things are likely to turn as 2021 progresses...
Revealed: Britain’s top residential property investment hotspots for the next five years
£42 billion of additional capital is due to be committed to the UK’s residential investment sector by 2025, predicts Knight Frank.
Housing Secretary Jenrick’s Resi Convention speech, in full
Robert Jenrick took to the virtual stage this week to deliver the keynote speech at this year's fully-online Resi Convention.
Property market momentum has ‘slowed significantly’
Heat Mapped: The latest index from eSurv continues to report rising house prices - hitting record levels in some locations - but it looks like some heat is coming out of the market...
Strutt & Parker ramps up property price forecasts
Estate agency Strutt & Parker has revised its 2020 forecasts for the UK's property market after a "mini-boom" in transactions in the last few months.
‘What we need from our homes is changing’: How UK property markets are likely to shift in the coming years
Birmingham is tipped to be the strongest regional property market over the next five years, says JLL, as the wider UK market "shows its resilience" despite a tricky-looking 2021.
On home, luxuries and necessities
It used to be a given that the closer you are to central London, the higher the per square foot value you’re paying for a home;
London rents fall to 2014 levels as a two-speed market takes hold
“The split in the rental market caused by Covid-19 has now crystallised and we are seeing the two-speed market firmly entrenched," says Gráinne Gilmore, Zoopla’s Head of Research.
Early impact of second lockdown ‘bears little resemblance to the first’ – Knight Frank
'If the second lockdown is not extended, it therefore feels like it will put a small dent in the performance of a resurgent property market, but little more', says agency.
Golden Postcode Opportunity: Is Prime Central London property now cheap?
Just how far have PCL prices fallen since 2014 and how much value does the area offer as an investment in comparison to other assets?
Welsh property market re-opens
The Welsh property market re-opens today (Monday, 9 November) following a two-week "firebreak lockdown". Estate agents are unsurprisingly relieved that their doors can open once again.
Prime London property exchanges at third-highest level in five years as prices continue to climb
But the majority of October's property exchanges in prime London still originated in deals done before the first national lockdown, says Knight Frank.