The Market
Charlie Ellingworth: The big question in the property market is around offices
How businesses do business and employees live their lives in the brave new world will shape both the London and country residential markets, writes PV's Charlie Ellingworth.
London architects regain confidence after 14 months – RIBA
The percentage of British architecture practices expecting their workloads to decrease in the coming months has fallen to 11% - down from 84% a year ago.
London’s property market is ‘most active since 2006’
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.
Heatmapped: Where are the hottest (and coldest) housing markets across the country right now?
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.
Reuters: Hong Kong-on-Thames lies in not-too-distant future
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...
PCL transaction volumes hit a five-year high
'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.
Newquay named Britain’s hottest sellers’ market
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.
Watch: RFR’s Richard Rogerson on the state of London’s prime and super-prime markets
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 Nova launches top-end short-let sister brand
Domus Stay promises to "open the doors to some of London’s most outstanding homes for short-term rentals."
40% of deals are being agreed off-market in some locations – Garrington
"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.
Grosvenor & JLL sustainability chiefs take on UK climate ambassador roles
Top names from the UK property industry join built environment panel set up ahead of the United Nations COP26 summit.
London was the biggest super-prime sales market in the world last year
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.