The Market
Property ‘flipping’ has fallen dramatically in the last 15 years
In 2004, over 60,000 homes were resold within 12 months; just 18,630 homes were flipped in England & Wales last year...
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
A chunky sale on Chelsea Square topped the rundown of resi transactions lodged with the Land Registry in June...
PCL transaction volumes ‘surge’ by nearly a quarter
Marked quarterly increase of 23% has been echoed anecdotally with reported increases in buyers and offers, says investment firm London Central Portfolio
Average values in some of London’s prime postcodes are falling by £180 a day – Zoopla
Hampstead, Belsize Park & Swiss Cottage have seen over £32k wiped off the average value since January, according to the portal, while Notting Hill & Holland Park continue to buck the wider trend with…
Portal names ‘best-performing’ prime postcodes
'Off-market' marketplace Vyomm analyses Land Registry data with mixed results
Ranked: Britain’s ten most ‘in demand’ seaside towns
St Ives is the most popular coastal town in the country, according to property portal Rightmove
PCL sales volumes boosted by super-prime surge
Q2 saw the highest number of £10m+ deals in four years, reports Knight Frank, although prices across the board are down by nearly 5% annually
Robert Jenrick replaces James Brokenshire as housing secretary; McVey in as housing minister
37-year-old former lawyer Robert Jenrick takes on the challenge of delivering the government's housing policy, as James Brokenshire makes for the backbenches;
PwC forecasts ‘sluggish’ property price growth for the UK
UK house prices are likely to rise by a 'sluggish' 1% this year, predicts consultancy firm PwC, 'implying a 1% decline in real terms'
Prime Resi Industry Reactions: Boris Johnson declared as the UK’s new leader
The Conservative Party has elected the controversial Brexit-loving former Mayor of London, Boris, as its new leader; he will take over as Prime Minister from Theresa May on Wednesday
Knight Frank’s combined London buyer budget has reached a five-year high
Pent-up buyer demand continues to build in prime London, says Knight Frank, as it takes a closer look at the South Kensington market
Transactions tumble as Brexit effect ‘takes hold’
HMRC recorded just 84,490 resi transactions in June - a year-on-year fall of -16.5%