The Market
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 45, 2024
Agreed sales slumped while price reductions jumped following confirmation of increased Stamp Duty rates.
England & Wales index records first house price growth in six months
Prices are currently on a 'modestly improving trajectory after oscillating around a more or less flat underling trend for much of the past two years,' reports Acadata.
Rise in bridging loans signals ‘growing investor confidence’
Quarterly survey reveals a significant decline in short-term loans to save home-mover chain-breaks - suggesting a 'more stable market with fewer disruptions'.
PCL rental growth slows to just 1%
Knight Frank records lowest annual rate since July 2021, as supply levels continue to build.
‘We appear to be through the eye of the storm’: Buying agency notes ‘fresh optimism’ in the property market
Garrington's latest housing market sit-rep takes an upbeat view of recent political and economic happenings.
‘Now is the time to double down on prime UK real estate,’ says investment firm
Family office-owned Mera Investment Management spies opportunities from non-dom exit; plans to splash £150mn of private capital on prime property in the next 18 months.
House prices set to rise 3% in 2025 ‘as a new cycle begins’ – Hamptons
'The mood of the housing market has shifted from trepidation to cautious optimism,' says national estate agency - but Hamptons' longer-term outlook is less bullish than other property market forecasts.
‘Iconic’ new-builds draw big-ticket buyers to Marylebone
Agency reports 'record' high-end deal run in West End hotspot.
PCL prices post narrowest decline since November last year
Latest available data shows an improving picture across Prime London, but the UK Budget & US Election will both have repercussions in the short- and longer-term, says Knight Frank.
Ranked: The most popular London neighbourhoods for US househunters
Chelsea & Notting Hill are the top choices for those searching from the States, new data reveals.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest movements and commentary, featuring data and analysis from Coutts, Maskells, Hamptons, RFR, Benham & Reeves, Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove & more...
Ranked: Areas with the biggest increases in cash-buying activity over the last decade
The number of cash property sales dropped by 27% from 2013 to 2023 across England, but some locations have seen sharp increases in the proportion of outright purchases compared to mortgaged buyers.