The Market

Right now we appear to have an impasse, with buyers trying to time the market and sellers too nervous to test it - but how long are both sides prepared to wait?

Average property values will be 7% lower at the end of 2024 than at the start of 2023, says major mortgage lender.

Estate agency expects the market 'to finish on a positive note by the end of the year'.

Buoyant market conditions are making rental investments look 'very attractive' to opportunists, reports firm.

More than 690 branded residential schemes have completed globally so far, says Savills, and another 600 are expected to be delivered by 2030.

41% fewer property sales were agreed in prime London last week compared to the same week in 2022, according to the latest PrimeResi Data Hub update.

September data from estate agents 'points to a pricing correction despite average house prices continuing to rise'.

'Developers take heed, you will do well focusing on luxury developments for the one-bed singleton market,' advises Jazmin Atkins

Exchanges are running -20% below last year's levels, but there is still a 'substantial and solid core of activity'.

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Cutting Stamp Duty 'would cost a lot of money', admits a Conservative Party source, but could appeal to middle-aged voters.

'The tapestry of data that make up the UK property market is now more a medley of varying trends than a harmonious tune,' says national buying agency