The Market
Buyer demand continues to climb across England
The proportion of property listings that are already marked as Sold or Under Offer increased slightly in Q1.
‘The direction of travel for the property market is currently sideways’: Industry reactions to the latest house price data
New Halifax numbers suggest UK prices slipped in March but are still up on an annual basis.
Letter from the country: The worst stock shortage in 30 years
Buyers in West Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire are offering long-stop completions as available options remain severely limited, reports Jennie Hancock.
Buyer demand ‘stalls’ across Prime London
'Momentum seems to have stalled' at the top-end of London's property market, says Benham and Reeves after checking Rightmove data - suggesting 'it’s likely that this trend could continue with the removal…
Propertymark predicts ‘further price corrections but only in the short-term’ as home-buyer demand dips
Deal numbers jumped but new buyer registrations fell back in February, reports estate agency trade body.
Fortune favours the brave: Why traditional pricing strategies are not working in this market
Forget 'price high and negotiate': Undercutting the market takes bravery & divides opinion, but gives the control back to sellers and often results in far better outcomes, says Maskells' Jamie Hope.
‘Mismatch’ between tenant & landlord expectations grows as rental price inflation eases
'A shift in market conditions has caused the gap between landlord and tenant expectations to widen,' says Jessica Tomlinson of Savills.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 13, 2024
Sales and rental supply continue to build across London's prime postcodes, as fewer deals are agreed but more new instructions come to market.
Property industry reactions: Mortgage approvals climb for fifth month
'The recovery in housing market activity is taking hold despite an uncertain start to the year for mortgage rates,' comments Simon Gammon, Managing Partner at Knight Frank Finance.
‘A new property class had been invented’: How three Knightsbridge developments changed London’s luxury landscape
Mayfair's super-prime new-builds are making history with values now tipped to hit £15k psf, but PCL's top-end development boom really began in neighbouring Knightsbridge.
Ranked: Britain’s 48 ‘poshest’ villages
'Finding the perfect village that combines both chocolate-box appeal with necessary amenities can be tricky,' says The Telegraph, as the newspaper teams up with Savills to produce a list of 'the most desirable…
Mapped: Areas of London with the greatest ‘hidden value’
Savills has analysed over 4,000 micro-locations to pinpoint those with the most potential for value uplift.