The Market

March saw a 57% increase in the number of people looking to buy a property in London, and a 21% increase in the number of tenants looking to move compared to February, according to Chestertons.

The annual rate of inflation in the South West is now approaching 15%, while prices in the most expensive parts of London have fallen dramatically.

A "combination of bold developers and new arrivals" from Hong Kong "could provide a shot in the arm for London's pandemic-afflicted property market," writes Karen Kwok for Reuters...

'The full force of the demand that has built up over the last year will only be felt once international travel restrictions are relaxed', says Knight Frank.

Rightmove has ranked the ten hottest buyers' and sellers' markets in Britain, based on the proportion of this year's property listings that have already sold subject to contract.

Richard Rogerson of property advisory firm RFR looks at how the capital's high-end resi markets have fared amid the pandemic, and considers how things might pan out in the months and years ahead...

Domus Stay promises to "open the doors to some of London’s most outstanding homes for short-term rentals."

"Activity in the property market over recent weeks has been as extreme as the weather over the Easter period," says buying agency Garrington in its April 2021 market sit rep.

Top names from the UK property industry join built environment panel set up ahead of the United Nations COP26 summit.

Elite buyers dropped nearly US$4bn on $10m-plus properties in the UK capital in 2020, putting it ahead of traditional rivals New York and Hong Kong in the luxury real estate stakes.

As the race for green space continues, new analysis shows the areas with the highest density of trees in the capital.

131,900 buy-to-let homes were sold-off by investors in 2020, says Hamptons; the lowest number since 2013.