The Market

'We have been amazed by how much prime stock there is to choose from at the moment,' says PCL acquisition firm, which has just secured an apartment in Kensington for less than half its original £30mn…

Early data suggests the slowest new year start in at least five years.

Some 26,000 homes were listed for sale on Rightmove in the first seven days of 2025.

Angela Rayner renews pledge to bring forward leasehold reforms and promote commonhold tenure.

Prime Central London agency & resi development divisions report 'one of their strongest ends to a year' after HNW buyers splash out on mansions & penthouses.

London estate agency reports an increase in top-end buyer demand through Q4.

£15mn-plus deals dropped off by a quarter in 2024, reports Beauchamp Estates, as tax hikes, non-dom changes & political uncertainty spooked billionaire buyers.

Guy Robinson of Strutt & Parker casts a weather eye over the property market's prospects in the year ahead.

Council argues For Sale & To Let boards 'can create substantial harm to visual amenity and local character'.

Bank of England data show a decline in mortgage approvals as 2024 drew to a close.

Buyer demand is being underpinned by the imminent stamp duty rise & mortgage offers that pre-date the Budget, explains Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.

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