The Market
Most surveyors believe Covid-19 will drive property demand away from urban areas, high rise blocks & communal spaces
The latest RICS survey of surveyors included a question about potential shifts in the desirability of certain features of properties over the next two years.
Rental valuations jump to a record high as the lettings market bounces back
Viewings of properties for sale are still well below the five-year average, reports Knight Frank, but both landlords and tenants are now more active than before the pandemic.
The Curate’s Egg: Why the housing market headlines are well off the mark
What is happening at ground level is far too complex to be covered in a newspaper by-line, writes Saul Empson
Back to work: How the London property market is really faring
While a move to the country may the be trend du jour, the bright lights of the capital will be turned back on in time, says Guy Meacock
Surveyors ‘remain cautious’ despite pick-up in market activity
New buyer enquiries, newly agreed sales, and new instructions have recovered since the lockdown, but surveyor sentiment is still not buoyant.
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