The Market
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from Prime Purchase, Knight Frank, Zoopla, Savills, Enness Global & more...
House prices lower than 20 years ago across a quarter of Great Britain – Savills
While nominal prices have jumped by an average of 95% over the past two decades, analysis shows inflation-adjusted gains remain below 9%.
Agency reports ‘strong buyers’ market’ as developers ‘struggle to sell new homes’
Chestertons has flagged a 'momentary imbalance of supply & demand' in the new-build sector, putting buyers in 'a particularly strong position to negotiate incentives & price reductions.'
Natural England sets out ‘building better places’ strategy
DEFRA-sponsored organisation wants to 'make nature-based solutions a part of early planning' for property developments.
Property Industry Reactions: Interest Rates held at 4%
'If inflation stays on track, we expect to be able to gradually cut rates further,' says the Bank of England after a close call on the base rate.
American investment boom could ‘lift London house prices’ by up to 3%
Top-end mortgage broker reports a spike in transatlantic enquiries following the recent US State Visit.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 44, 2025
There was a post-Budget surge in transactions at this time last year.
Charlie Wells: On steering a course through the pre-Budget country market
It's looking like a challenging run-in to the end of the year, but there is still plenty of life in the old dog yet, reports Prime Purchase's MD.
Savills cuts mainstream house price forecasts again
Average property values likely to increase by 22.2% over the next five years, say analysts, as regional price divides narrow.
Chancellor ‘sets the context’ for tax-hiking Budget
Without making specific policy announcements, Rachel Reeves has indicated significant tax rises are coming this month.
The London ‘anti-bubble’: Ollie Marshall on finding value amid the global froth
Bubbles are everywhere these days, writes top buying agent - but a growing cohort of investors is finding shelter & opportunity in the UK capital’s unloved prime property heartlands.
Zoopla declares ‘the end of the Forever Home’ as younger homeowners become ‘more realistic & flexible’
Survey suggests a quarter of 18-34 year-old homeowners view their property primarily as 'a financial asset that should be leveraged when the market is right,' rather than as a permanent base.