The Market
Exploring London’s 75% park-view property price premium
New prime property with park views command a 34% price premium globally, says Knight Frank, rising to 75% for a view of one of London's Royal Parks.
Vendors & landlords will soon have to disclose poor air quality
Propertymark moves to include high pollution levels on its property information questionnaire, with potentially big implications for those in the PCL heartlands...
Lavish Lennox Gardens triplex looks for £24.75m
Grand five-bed with two master suites is gunning for over £4,600 psf
Valuation Viewpoint: A debt deflationary vortex?
The coronavirus has exposed an underlying weakness within the world economy, and it will be several weeks before we find out the impact on the market, writes James Wyatt...
Transactions swung from a four-year high to a seven-year low in Q1
The conveyancing market experienced a rocky ride in the first few months of the year, diving from a post-election bounce to a lockdown freeze.
Lockdown pushes average time to let to a record high
It took an average of five days longer to let a home in April 2020 compared to April 2019, but rental demand "has now almost recovered to pre-lockdown levels," says Hamptons International.
Back to School: Nine key themes to watch in the weeks ahead
There is a palpable frisson in the newly re-opened London market, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson, but significant challenges lie await as we enter uncharted territory...
Agency reports encouraging early signs as the market re-opens
'It has become clear that the market will spring back to life more forcefully than most people would have imagined only a few of weeks ago,' says Knight Frank's sales boss James Clarke
Buyer demand bounced back immediately as the property market reopened
Rightmove points to some big potential changes in the post-pandemic property market, as many people "re-appraise their housing needs".
Why a ‘U-shaped’ recovery is more likely than a post-lockdown boom
Charlie Ellingworth and the Property Vision team take a measured look at what the Covid-19 recovery could look like for the UK's economy and real estate sector.
Housing Secretary turns to Zoopla to address estate agents about lifting the lockdown
Robert Jenrick has penned a blog post for Zoopla to "share his vision for restarting the housing market" with the industry.
Super-prime deals unlocked as London agents report ‘crazy busy’ first day back
Beauchamp Estates, Dexters & Winkworth describe 'manic' scenes as the housing market restarts, but Chestertons warns 'this is not a return to normality'