The Market
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 24, 2024
Buying and selling activity has fallen sharply across prime London as the election looms.
Prime London rental growth slips to lowest rate since August 2021
Values are still 28.3% above their pre-pandemic average, reports LonRes.
‘Rental growth seems to be stabilising’ – Hamptons
May was the third consecutive month to see annual rental growth of around 6%.
Buying agency predicts post-election property market surge
'There is growing evidence that we may see a strong late summer market with a ‘Rishi rebound’ or a ‘Starmer surge’ if the next few months bring cheaper mortgages and a return to political stability,'…
Rich pickings for Prime London buyers as supply rises & sellers cut prices
Demand for homes is still out there but tending to be price sensitive, reports LonRes - and motivated vendors are taking action...
Tom Bill: ‘It has rarely been a better time to be a buyer in recent years’
Competition among buyers has fallen ahead of the election which is putting downwards pressure on prices, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Buyer confidence hits highest level in six months
Latest OnTheMarket poll shows sentiment soaring across the UK in 'unexpected and unusual' response to the looming election.
Housing manifesto head-to-head: What the major political parties are promising
Everyone wants to build more homes and roll out reforms to the planning, rental and leasehold systems.
Top-end wobbles but UK property market ‘largely remaining stable’ as election looms – Rightmove
Property portal flags a dip in the number of new sales instructions last month, driven by 'hesitancy' amongst top-end sellers.
UK housing market ‘back to its pre-pandemic size’
Savills estimates the total value of the UK property market contracted by 21% in the year to March, falling back to 2020 levels.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Rightmove, Knight Frank, Savills, Zoopla, GetAgent, Glenigan & more...
Status Update: Where non-doms are eyeing for their next move
While the UK phases out non-dom status, more and more countries are offering attractive schemes to entice global UHNWIs, says Byron Baciocchi.