The Market
Housing Minister Pincher explains the Government’s housing strategy – full speech
Minister of State for Housing, Christopher Pincher MP, delivered a speech at yesterday's Savills Annual Housing Seminar, in which he talked through the Government's strategy for housing, covering Covid-19…
Good news drives huge rise in new enquiries, reports London agency
Chestertons attributes ‘biggest shift in activity since the end of the first lockdown’ to vaccine progress and US election result...
When was the best time to buy in PCL after the Brexit vote?
Research reveals the exact day on which investors denominated in a range of currencies would have achieved the maximum discount on a Prime Central London property...
Property ‘flipping’ makes a comeback, reaching highest level since 2008
The number of homes bought and sold again within 12 months has reached a 12-year high.
Ranked: Britain’s ‘most valuable’ property markets
The UK's total housing stock is worth just shy of £7 trillion, according to some new research, with Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea emerging as the highest-value areas.
Ranked: The biggest foreign buyer nationalities in Prime London so far this year
Overseas buyers have been behind 41% of Prime London transactions in 2020, spending an estimated £3.3bn, according to new analysis.
Development land values recover as activity picks up
PCL development land value are still down at 2013 levels, despite rising in Q3.
National house price inflation picks up; houses out-perform flats – UK HPI
Detached homes are seeing notably higher property price growth in England compared to other property types, climbing by 6.
£1bn added to UK economy for every 100,000 property transactions – claim
Each residential property transaction adds an average of £9,559 to the UK economy, according to some sums by Knight Frank and the Home Builders Federation.
Stock continues to pile up in Prime London
68% more properties reached the market in October compared to the same month in 2019, reports LonRes, and levels are running at 37% above the five-year average...
Ranked: Britain’s top 20 speediest property markets
There are 14 local authority areas where properties listed for sale tend to find a buyer in 30 days or less...
High Court re-affirms new Permitted Development Rights
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against new Permitted Development Rights and changes to Use Class Orders.