The Market
Surveyors’ expectations for the year ahead ‘remain solidly positive for now’
UK property market ended 2024 'on a firm footing,' says the RICS.
Ranked: 2024’s property price hotspots
Sunbury-on-Thames & Bristol City Centre saw the biggest increases in average asking prices last year, reports Rightmove - while London was the only region to see negative growth.
Prime London’s rental market recovery stalls
LonRes data shows agreed lets were down by 18.9% last month, compared to December 2023, while new instructions fell by 26.3%.
Prime London sales market latest: Quiet December could be followed by a busy Q1
Transactions & values were both down on an annual basis last month, reports LonRes, but full-year numbers & forward-looking indicators are cause for optimism.
NDAs in prime property transactions: Essential privacy tool or negotiation hazard?
Top buying agent Jazmin Atkins evaluates the pros and cons of using confidentiality agreements in elite-level real estate deals.
Industry Reactions: Official data show annual house price increases for eighth consecutive month
Analysis of the latest UK HPI from Foxtons, Garrington, OnTheMarket, Fine & Country & more.
Ranked: Top 20 most active overseas buyer groups in the UK property market
Hong Kong was again the most dominant foreign nation in Britain's residential market in 2024, according to a recent FOI request.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 2, 2025
Not the busy start to the year that some expected.
Spain floats 100% property tax for non-EU buyers
Spanish Prime Minister unveils plan to tackle 'grave' housing crisis with huge tax hikes on overseas buyers.
Half of UK homes increased in value in 2024 – Zoopla
'The momentum from 2024 is spilling into 2025 with a seven-year high number of homes for sale,' says property portal.
Prices still negative but England & Wales market is turning – Acadata
Values remain around 2% lower than a year ago and 6% below their late-2022 peak;
Currency Matters: Once again, Prime Central London real estate is on sale
The pound has been taking a pummelling & US buyers now have an unprecedented opportunity to capitalise in the PCL property market, explains David Huggett.