The Market

Top-end sector continues to slow from its post-pandemic record high, but remains significantly stronger than the pre-pandemic average, reports Savills

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The Chancellor is considering raising the SDLT threshold to £300k, according to newspaper reports.

Rightmove's 'top of the ladder' market segment - which tracks larger homes for sale - is seeing its strongest start to the year for price growth since 2014.

Annual rental growth of 3.8% was up only slightly last month, while activity levels fell back after a good start to the year.

Agency's latest live-streamed event raised £62mn amid strong demand for high-value lots.

The £5mn-plus market has been the most active prime London sales sector since 2021, reports LonRes.

'Buyer sentiment is improving' in the Scottish capital, says Knight Frank, as £1mn+ homes lead on price growth.

More than 1 in 10 moves in the East and South East of England are made by incoming Londoners, reports Savills.

The average UK house price in February was just 0.2% lower than in the same month last year. Our panel of estate agents, buying agents and mortgage brokers weigh-in on the latest official data.

Fresh LonRes data point to a spike in prime London properties going under offer following the Easter break, coinciding with a sharp increase in price reductions and new instructions.

Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.