The Market
Rental demand ‘remains resilient’
A quarter of homes listed for rent across Britain have already found a tenant.
Buyer enquiries & viewings rebounded last month, says Chestertons
Major London player reports enquiries were up 96% month-on-month, though activity still trails January 2025.
Talking Heads: How a cyber-attack put the PCL property sector in limbo
PrimeResi hears from some of the capital's top property brokers, lawyers & developers, about how November's IT hack exposed a fragile planning system, put transactions on ice, and continues to cause 'havoc'…
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from the RICS, LonRes Beauchamp Estates, Wetherell, Sotheby's International Realty, Rightmove, Hamptons Savills & more...
Total UK housing value climbs 1.5% to record high
Savills estimates the combined value of British homes currently stands at £9.18 trillion.
Asking prices ‘stand still’ after January jump
'2026 is shaping up to be a good year to buy,' declares Rightmove as asking prices stay flat in February.
Buy-to-let incorporations jump to a record high
New BTL companies were the second most common type of business registered in the UK last year, according to analysis by Hamptons.
Tom Bill: UK housing market faces political limbo as rate outlook stabilises
Knight Frank’s UK residential research head assesses whether more Westminster drama will dent buyer confidence - or whether stabilising rates will steady the ship.
London’s average rent has fallen 1.3% in the last year
But 'the pace of decline has stabilised' across the UK, reports Hamptons in its latest lettings index.
Ten Charts: What global luxury homebuyers want, where they’re going, and what’s worrying them
Survey of Sotheby’s global agents reveals portfolio buying habits, security concerns, tax sensitivities and uneven price growth.
‘A classic late-cycle opportunity phase’: Exploring Mayfair’s ‘polarised’ market
The Golden Postcode property market has 'hit the bottom of the current cycle,' declares Wetherell, encouraging HNW househunters to 'buy now or miss out.'
Surveyors flag ‘early signs of a housing market recovery’
Monthly RICS survey finds 'several indicators becoming less downbeat' in January.