The Market

Major agencies have a shot at predicting how far transactions and prices will fall during the Coronavirus crisis, and more importantly - when they will eventually recover...

As the world goes into lockdown, Chinese real estate markets are beginning to see more activity, says Nick Holt, Knight Frank’s Head of Research in APAC, on the ground in Beijing.

Banks & Government said to be in talks about pausing or adapting the mortgage market in light of the Coronavirus lockdown.

The affordability squeeze in the sales market will continue to boost demand once normal service returns in the capital’s lettings market, writes Tom Bill

UPDATED: "Home buyers and renters should, as far as possible, delay moving to a new house" says the Government. But moves are still possible and happening.

One outcome of the current crisis will be a significant increase in the number of people leaving built-up cities for the countryside, writes buying agent Charlie Wells

The property market "has not ground to a complete standstill" yet, says Zoopla, but demand is drying up, fall-throughs are escalating - and deal numbers are likely to sink dramatically in the coming months.

The annual rate of property price inflation in prime London turned positive for the first time since 2015 in Q1, says Savills. But the Coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to the burgeoning market recovery.

Official pre-virus data indicates that the annual rate of UK property price inflation fell from +1.7% in December to +1.3% in January.

Agency lists over 30 instructions with digital property marketplace BidX1 after testing out the platform last month

Insurers have stopped selling new rent guarantee policies, following the suspension of tenant evictions for the next three months.