The Market
Homes in protected landscapes come with a 50% price premium
Savills has worked out which National Parks, National Landscapes (formerly AONBs) and National Scenic Areas come with the highest price tags.
Conservative Vs Labour housing policies: What we know & what it means
Election manifestos have not yet been published, but with only a month to go to polling day, Aneisha Beveridge, Head of Research at Hamptons, talks us through where the main political parties stand on…
Rents rise at slowest rate in 30 months; fall in London
'Rental market dynamics are starting to turn,' says Zoopla, as some UK cities see prices begin to fall.
Revealed: The 15 local authorities that block one in two residential planning applications
Planners in London and the South East refuse the highest proportion of housebuilding proposals.
New-build demand on the rise: Exploring the schemes & trends shaping London’s resi development landscape in 2024
The lack of available new-build stock in PCL means that top-end buyers are seeking opportunities in new areas, says Anna Ward, as she runs us through the latest data & shares key insights.
‘Further realignment’ of asking prices & market expectations ‘is required to keep the market moving’ – Propertymark
Estate agency trade body's latest survey points to rising buyer demand and sales supply, but 'challenges remain'.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 22, 2024
30% fewer sales were agreed in Week 22 this year than in Week 22 2023, according to the latest LonRes data, while 32% more price reductions were recorded.
Agents bank on summer rates cut to boost buyer activity
83% of estate agents believe a cut to the base rate of interest would boost home-buyer demand, but only half think it would drive house prices up.
‘Bold’ price cuts spur London’s top-end buyers into action
Double-digit reductions on longstanding listings have resulted in three or four buyers competing against each other, reports PCL buying agency Eccord.
5 months of ‘above-average’ property market activity in 4 charts
Sales activity across the UK and in London in 2024 so far is running 7% above the average level seen from 2017 to 2019.
Luxury sales slow across the world’s top super-prime markets
1,618 $10mn-plus transactions went through across the 11 hubs tracked by Knight Frank in the 12 months to the end of Q1 2024, the lowest annual total in three years.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from the ONS, Zoopla, Rightmove, Knight Frank, Savills, Foxtons & more...