The Market
Agent over-valuations ‘derail’ property sales, warns portal
Over-valued homes in London take an average of two months longer to sell than a fairly-priced comparable, says Zoopla
May The Force Be With You: On political turmoil & the autumn market
It is now clear that London’s autumn market will be entirely dominated by political interference, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson - and vendors are likely to remain extremely cautious about listing…
‘Ominous’ signs for the lettings market as the ‘never-ending Brexit saga’ curbs sales – RICS
There's a "consistent imbalance" between tenant demand and rental supply, warn surveyors, while Brexit-based uncertainty is continuing to thwart activity in the sales market
Is now the right time to buy in London?
There's been "no crash, no fire sales and no mass exodus from London", despite three years of catastrophising by "so-called 'experts'", writes Islay Robinson, CEO of global mortgage firm Enness.
Property market stalls on Friday 13th as homebuyers get the heebie jeebies
Completions typically tank by 40% whenever the dreaded date comes round, according to new analysis of Land Registry data
Price corrections boost prime London buying activity
Cluttons saw a 30% jump in new buyer enquiries from Q1 to Q2 this year - but has downgraded its price forecasts in Prime Central London
‘Land & property are under-taxed’: Influential think tank calls for ‘fundamental’ economic reforms
"Fundamental reform has happened twice before in the last century following periods of crisis," says the IPPR in a major new report "– with the Attlee government’s Keynesian reforms in the 1940s and…
50 years on: Why don’t local people have a greater say in their neighbourhoods?
There have been lots of planning policy overhauls since 1969, when the Government's Skeffington Report suggested 50 ways to get communities more involved in local property development matters.
Property transactions in Kensington & Chelsea have tumbled by 42% since the EU Referendum
London's prime boroughs have been hardest hit by a dramatic fall in property sales since June 2016
Price declines moderate in PCL as supply & demand diverge
Sales Market Snapshot: 29% more new prospective buyers registered with Knight Frank in Prime Central London in the first half of this year, while the number of new £1m+ listings fell by 25%
Super-prime rentals jump as discretionary vendors opt to let
Rental Market Snapshot: Knight Frank reports a 22% jump in the number of would-be tenants across prime London, with no corresponding rise in supply
Prime new-build construction collapses in London, but sales pick up
45% fewer prime new-build homes started construction in London in Q2 this year compared to 2018, report Savills and Molior