The Market
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Knight Frank, LonRes, TwentyCi, Chestertons, the RICS & more...
Rental growth continues to cool as supply rises & demand eases
Average rents in Inner London have nudged up by just 0.4% over the last 12 months, while the national average has climbed 6.7%.
Agency reports ‘strong start’ to Spring lettings market as landlords cut prices
Chestertons has seen a clear increase in demand from 'motivated' tenants in the last month.
Residential construction starts ‘nosedive’
Latest data 'paints a decidedly gloomy picture,' says Glenigan.
Property market ‘marching ahead’ as buyer demand climbs – RICS
Surveyors report an 'improving outlook' for the housing market.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 14, 2024
Sales and rental supply continues to improve across prime London, while agreed sales remain relatively thin on the ground.
Labour pledges to close Tory non-dom ‘loopholes’ amidst wider tax avoidance crackdown
Chancellor-in-waiting Rachel Reeves has vowed to 'take on the tax dodgers because if you make your home and do your business in Britain, then you should pay your taxes here too.'
Sentiment improves as interest rates appear to be on the way down
Mike Boles, head of Private Office at SPF, discusses the outlook for interest rates and mortgage pricing as inflation falls.
The Rise of ‘Quiet Luxury’: How (some) HNW home-owners are moving away from ‘flashy displays of wealth’
'Flashy is out, and quiet luxury is here to stay,' declares Christie’s International Real Estate, as the firm's brokers suggest less is more for affluent 'Gen Z' home-buyers.
Tom Bill: PCL rental values ‘under pressure’ as supply builds
Knight Frank's research chief highlights 'a marked difference between higher and lower-value rental markets' in the capital.
Tom Bill: ‘Lack of urgency’ quells buyer demand in Prime Central London
The capital's lower-value prime markets are out-performing amidst a 'mood of circumspection', says Knight Frank's research chief.
London market ‘set to be front-loaded’ as autumn election looms
The coming quarter will be a real bellwether for the market, says buying agency Prime Purchase.