The Market
Country market eases to slowest price growth in nearly two years
The country house market seems to be slowing from a brisk march to a gentle stroll, says Knight Frank, as the rate of price growth trundles to its lowest point in nearly two years.
The return of the buyers’ market?
Both the £10m+ segment and out-of-prime areas are now vulnerable to price drops, says buying agent Camilla Dell, as the whole London market changes gear in favour buyers in the run up to May.
‘Return to more sensible prices’ as ‘steam evaporates’ from the UK market
The pace of property price growth across the UK has regressed 16 months back to June 2013 levels, says the RICS, as demand drops for the third month in a row.
Chinese buyers are ‘increasingly more daring with their real estate investments’
Chinese buyers are looking to less traditional international property destination as "many housing markets around the world are now considered overvalued," says super-portal Juwai.
Grade I house with one of Regent’s Park’s biggest gardens up for sale
The former home of the late Princess Diana's aunt - a Grade I-listed affair with one of the biggest private gardens in Regent's Park - has just come up for sale sporting an asking price of £11.5m.
The East leads prime London’s rental growth
London's prime rents have increased by 1.4% year-on-year, says Savills, with particularly strong demand for one- and two-bed flats driving the market in the last three months.
The Definitive House Price Index? Consultation opens into merging official indices into one
The Office of National Statistics is thinking about rolling four different national house price indices - including the Land Registry's and the ONS' own - into "a single definitive House Price Index,"…
Scottish referendum “had a minimal effect on pricing” in Edinburgh – Knight Frank
Edinburgh's property market is getting "back to business" trumpets Knight Frank, as prices rose by 1.3% between July and September - the fourth consecutive quarter that things have gone up.
Prime global rents soften; London prime rents stand 23% above 2008’s post-Lehman level
Rents in global prime cities have dropped a touch, says Knight Frank, although the rate of decline is slowing in the world's key financial centres...
‘Sharp declines’ in asking prices expected, but little change for achieved values
Forecast season is off to an early start this year, with Chestertons following hard on CEBR's heels for a first look at 2015's tea leaves.
Who will live in a house like this?
Stock levels up 30% as demand cools: A London market overview – Chestertons
Some lovely stats and graphs in Chestertons' new London Property Market Overview.. Here's a digest:
Mainstream London Sales Market
PCL projects under threat as developers face ‘concerning’ construction shortages
The delivery challenge facing developers and investors in prime central London has never been greater, according to a new report by consultancy EC Harris, which predicts that some projects in the capital's…