The Market
Currency Matters: The question isn’t whether, it’s when
David Huggett reports on the interplay between real estate markets, currency prices, and interest rates - and what the latest shift might mean for global economies...
London agency flags ‘growing buyer confidence’ as sales activity jumps
Chestertons has seen a sharp increase in both offers made and new sales instructions compared to last year.
Industry Reactions: UK house prices fell 1.4% in 2023
The latest official UK HPI confirms that London's property market saw the steepest price declines of any English region last year.
If you cannot beat them…buy them? On the consolidation of the lettings industry
If the market is to be dominated by mega-businesses in the coming years - as some are predicting - what does this mean for hard-working independents and their customers, asks Anderson Rose boss Jon Byers.
Total value of UK housing stock falls for the first time since 2012
London saw the biggest decline in total housing wealth of any UK region last year, says Savills.
‘The market has firmly turned the page’, says estate agency, as buyers & sellers get moving
Price cuts are becoming less prevalent as the property market gathers pace, says Hamptons.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 06, 2024
20% fewer sales have been agreed in the capital's high-value postcodes so far this year compared to the same period in 2023, and 36% fewer than in 2022.
Where are the UK’s new £1mn property markets?
Locations that crossed the price threshold in 2023 are further from central London than 18 months ago, reports Knight Frank.
Prime property sellers prune prices in the Home Counties
Private bank flags buying opportunities in commutable locations, as reductions on £1mn-plus properties outpace London.
Prime Minister pledges to ‘put rocket boosters’ under urban housebuilding
The government is ramping up rhetoric around housing market interventions.
‘Many landlords have decided to lower their rent expectations’, says London estate agency
Chestertons has flagged a marked improvement in rental supply in the capital.
Bridging loan activity climbed to an all-time high in 2023
'Remarkable' growth in short-term property finance has been 'no surprise', say industry insiders.