The Market
‘House prices in London are starting to firm’ as regional cities start to moderate
For the first time since August 2015, every city tracked in Zoopla's UK Cities Index recorded rising property prices in February.
A Healthy Market: On the rise of private gyms in Mayfair
Mayfair is already well-served by commercial gyms, but high-end property developers are going to great lengths to deliver even more health & happiness to wealthy buyers in Prime Central London.
Mortgage approvals dip – but not by as much as some thought
Data mix-up at UK Finance causes dramatic but erroneous 'six-year low' headlines.
Gazundering, leaseholds, housing quality, affordability & supply: Here’s what people are most worried about in the property market
A new survey indicates that people have growing concerns about the leasehold system, gazundering, stamp duty, housing quality, housing supply, affordability... and more.
Market Snapshot: Tower Bridge
'The normal churn is beginning to return', says Knight Frank's team on the ground
Agency closures predicted as London’s lurgee spreads to the regions
Investment firm LCP foresees further branch closures and consolidation as new analysis show transactions and prices falling in every sector – Prime Central London, Greater London, and the rest of England…
Property demand ‘nears a seven-year low’ as ‘buyers approach the market with caution’
There was an average of 252 would-be buyers registered per estate agency branch in February, according to the NAEA. That's 18% fewer than a year ago, and 46% fewer than in 2016.
Historic Hotspot: Chelsea named as one of the world’s top ‘luxury neighbourhoods to watch’
Venerable PCL enclave picked alongside up-and-coming districts of Boston, Dubai and Shanghai in rundown of 18 locations 'set to outperform' in the year ahead, after suffering one of the biggest slowdowns…
Chelsea Focus: Five notable recent deals
Canny buyers have been picking up some top-notch properties in this underperforming - but now hotly-tipped - district of prime London...
Ranked: Britain’s fastest-moving property markets
Zoopla highlights three characteristics of locations where properties sell quickly.
Ranked: Britain’s top ten locations for buy-to-let investors
Zoopla has looked into which locations promise the best yields for buy-to-let investors.
Property transactions tick up in February
The latest HMRC property transactions statistics 'support the narrative of relative stability over the past five years'