The Market
New-build discounts & dollar buyers: PCL market trends to watch in 2019
2019 will be 'a year like no other', says Mayfair agency Black Brick, as it picks four key themes to look out for in the 12 months ahead...
CBRE predicts 1.8% house price inflation this year & a 40% chance of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
UK property prices 'are approaching the limit that current incomes and credit conditions can support', says CBRE, and 'there is little to suggest a rebound in sales volumes'.
Hong Kong’s richest man forecasts a global slowdown – and warns against property speculation
South China Morning Post: If you’re going to buy a house in Hong Kong, live in it, warns tycoon Li Ka-shing
Ten reasons why the PCL market could surge in 2019
While some are forecasting significant price falls in the year ahead, equity fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater believes Q1 will mark the low point of the cycle, and precede a spirited post-Brexit…
Savills’ top cross-sector property investment picks for 2019
Researchers expect five-year capital growth across residential, commercial and rural real estate sectors to come in at just 30% as 'investors zero in on the fundamentals of supply and demand'
Could now be the time to buy in Prime Central London?
With applicant numbers and offers both on the rise, the appetite amongst potential buyers appears to be returning, says LonRes' research chief Marcus Dixon...
Londoners bought £30bn-worth of property outside the capital in 2018
More Londoners are leaving the capital than in any year since 2007, according to research by Hamptons International
‘Some notable buyers have decided PCL land now represents good value’ after further falls in Q4
Development land values in Prime Central London dropped by 5.6% through 2018, reports Knight Frank
‘Needs-driven purchases will be the order of the day’ in Prime Central London this year
Marylebone is 'increasingly becoming the hub of PCL' says Beauchamp Estates chief Gary Hersham, as he looks back at an 'extremely volatile' 2018, and forward to a year of 'needs-driven' deals and a return…
Edinburgh’s prime property prices are rising at the fastest pace in a decade
The average price of a prime Edinburgh home increased by over 10% in 2018, reports Knight Frank
Will Brexit really hit house prices?
"Why should Brexit lead to a housing collapse," asks Ross Clark as he takes a bullish stance in The Spectator.
Super-prime property deals surged by 50% in the year following the EU Referendum
The number of £10m+ transactions jumped from 200 in 2016 to 300 in 2017, according to new data, with second homes accounting for a third of super-prime sales