The Market
It’s complicated: Grosvenor’s sustainability director on EPCs & listed buildings
Sorting out ambiguities in the EPC system is an example of what the industry means when it calls for certainty from government, writes Ed Green.
‘Weak pound’ argument for Prime London property starts to fade
Knight Frank's Tom Bill explains why international buyers might start to see their window of opportunity closing in the months ahead.
Global house price growth accelerates
82% of the 56 international property markets tracked by Knight Frank have seen property values rise in the last year.
Election result ‘will make no difference’ to most landlords, suggests survey
'It is unlikely that landlords will be running for the exits on Friday - no matter what happens', concludes Foxtons after quizzing over 1,000 property investors.
Rightmove warns ‘120,000 rental homes needed for normal price growth’ as rents climb to another record high
Property portal calls for government interventions to help narrow the gap between rental supply and demand.
Three agency chiefs on what the election result could mean for the Prime London property market
'The (surely) inevitable Labour victory has already been somewhat priced into the London residential market,' says Mark Pollack, concurring with Peter Wetherell, who suggests HNW clients have treated the…
Shaun Drummond: Comparing 2019 with today, you wouldn’t even know an election was on
The palpable sense of unease that gripped London's luxury property market in the lead-up to the last election has been noticeably absent this time around, reports Harrods Estates' head of resi.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 26, 2024
While still quieter than in previous years, buying and selling activity in the capital's prime postcodes does not seem to have been massively affected by the imminent General Election.
Buyer demand falls 16% as election & Summer holidays approach
The sales market is moving 'in line with expectations/established seasonal trends', concludes Propertymark after surveying estate agents across the UK.
Election build-up puts prime property price growth ‘on pause’, but buyer demand ‘remains resilient’
'Despite the short odds on a change in government and continued market activity, the general election has resulted in a degree of caution' in the property market, says Savills.
Jo Eccles: Three key prime property trends to watch in H2 2024
Interest rates are of greater concern than the election, the estate agency industry is changing & super-prime buyers are getting younger, reports top buying agent...
Mortgage lending drops, but remains higher than last year
Slightly fewer new mortgages were approved in May than in April, but substantially more than at the same time last year.