The Market
What buyers want now: Top town & country buying agents compare notes on post-lockdown demand trends
Two top buying agents - one focused on prime London, and one on prime country houses - reveal what is on their clients' most-wanted lists.
Lockdown divorce spike to drive supply, predicts agency
Firm predicts a glut of marital homes will be coming up for sale in the coming months
Back to Basics: A PCL agent’s take-aways from lockdown life
The importance of home has been paramount over the last few months, writes Harry Wigram
The view from Knightsbridge: On getting back to business
Nic Pejacsevich reports from an eerily quiet Montpelier Street as buyers and sellers begin to stir...
Taking Stock: The impact of Covid-19 on the prime London sales market
The first hard data from before, during and after the lockdown period reveals how stock, price & activity levels have been affected across the prime postcodes
Taking Stock: The impact of Covid-19 on the prime London lettings market
New lets agreed over the course of lockdown fell by more than two-thirds, reports LonRes
Tenant demand is catching up with rental supply in prime London
"It still feels like it’s more of a tenants market" in prime London, says Knight Frank's Head of Lettings, "but we are going into the busiest period of the year and I would expect supply to come down.
PCL prices prove resilient as demand recovers faster than supply
“It feels remarkably similar to the period that followed the EU referendum,” says Knight Frank's Head of London Residential Research, Tom Bill. "It will take a while for the market to find its feet.
Government relaxes stamp duty refund rules after market freeze
Official SDLT guidance changed to allow refund claims on 3% surcharge beyond the standard three-year limit
The Ofsted Effect: Ranking property price premiums near ‘outstanding’ schools
Homes in catchment areas for schools ranked "Outstanding" by Ofsted tend to be more expensive, but which areas have the highest - and lowest - price premiums?
Social distancing drives demand for remote property valuations
Zoopla reports that 98% of would-be vendors would now prefer a virtual market assessment to an estate agent's visit.
London’s new-build output to shrink ‘by 30-35%’ in 2020
Latest supply update from Savills suggests prime activity was ticking quite nicely along pre-lockdown