PCL left out in the cold as demand heats up in leafy SW London
Buyer demand in the £2m market is currently highest in Barnes, Clapham & Chiswick and lowest in Marylebone, Mayfair & Fitzrovia, according to new analysis…
Ranked: The UK’s asking price inflation hotspots of the last ten years
Easton in Bristol has seen the biggest escalation of average asking prices of anywhere in the UK since 2010, according to Rightmove.
‘Two speed’ rental market emerges as affluent areas recover from lockdown fastest
More affluent areas have seen markedly more lettings market activity since the end of the Spring Coronavirus lockdown than Britain’s less wealthy locations.
Which areas of the UK have seen the biggest asking price rises post-lockdown?
The South West and the Cotswolds have been getting all the attention, but asking prices in Yorkshire & The Humber have risen by more than any other region since the market re-opened in May…
Knight Frank revises PCL rental forecasts as market starts to shift
Values have now fallen by -8.1% in a year in the capital’s most expensive postcodes – the biggest fall over a 12-month period in more than a decade – but the agency sees a turnaround on the cards in 2021…
Pass on the parcel: End the sale of ‘pipe dream’ land
Aston Mead’s Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse is calling for ban on the sale of “pipe dream” parcels of land to naïve investors who hope to build homes on them.
The Price of Beauty: How much more does it cost to live in a National Park or AONB?
Living in an area celebrated for its landscape and nature comes at a price, says Knight Frank, as the firm reveals the average property price premiums for the UK’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Price growth returns to Prime Central London, but the recovery is ‘still fragile’
Knight Frank has just recorded a quarterly uplift in average PCL prices for the first time since February, but don’t call it a bounce…
Housing market activity ‘continues at strong pace’, but the longer-term outlook is ‘increasingly negative’ – RICS
Surveyors across the UK reported a continued rise in demand, supply, prices and agreed sales in September – but the consensus is that things will turn in the next 12 months…
Property searches surge in smaller communities as country escape continues
Country towns and villages are seeing a much bigger rise in property searches than major cities, reports Rightmove. Dartmouth in Devon saw twice as many online searches this September compared to last, while agreed sales in the harbour town have shot up by 179%.
Buyers can save 10% off a central London property with good timing, says top agency
Upcoming political crunch dates could serve up big opportunities for those in tune with the currency markets, notes Knight Frank…
Rents rise in the prime commuter belt but fall in London, as tenants ‘make real lifestyle changes as a result of Covid-19’
Savills has revised its prime rental price forecasts. Prime London rents are now expected to fall by 3% this year, with inflation of +7.6% over the next five years. Leafier locations outside the capital, meanwhile, are set for 3.5% growth in 2020, and +11.5% by the end of 2024.