The Market
London records worst month for £5mn-plus sales since 2008
The top end of the market took an extended Christmas break in January, reports LonRes, and is 'unlikely to return to the highs of 2021 and 2022 any time soon'.
Industry Reactions: Official data show rising house price inflation
The annual rate of property price growth picked up from 3.9% in November to 4.6% in December, according to the latest UK HPI.
‘A new breed of super-prime tenant’: Top agencies report shifting trends in London’s luxury rental market
Savills has welcomed the arrival of 'a new breed of super-prime tenant' in the capital, while UK SIR flags a rise in high-value 'try before you buy' rentals.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 7, 2025
Sales supply is running high in the capital's prime postcodes.
More top-end tenants looking to ‘try before they buy’, reports luxury brokerage
The flexibility of the 'rent-to-buy' structure is increasingly appealing to HNWIs, says United Kingdom Sotheby's International Realty, and super-prime landlords are getting on board.
Knight Frank: Five reasons developers should bet on London’s land market
Resi development boss Nick Alderman makes the case for building in the capital, amid market resilience & 'unique opportunities' in the residential space.
It now takes an average of 127 days to sell a £1mn-plus property
New listings & deals were both up across the UK last month, new data shows, but the average time taken to sell has hit a six-year high.
Buying agency heralds ‘a more stable & active year ahead’ for the property market
Garrington's monthly sit-rep tells of 'a stronger than expected start' to 2025 for much of the UK's residential market.
Simon Rose: Why 2025 is the year of buyer value in Prime London
Seasoned PCL specialist makes sense of the conflicting messages & market data coming out of the prime postcodes.
Tom Bill: Mortgage rates drop but uncertainty grows around Bank’s next move
The recent MPC vote highlighted how unpredictable its future decisions may be, explains Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Ranked: Top ten UK cities for resi investors in 2025
Edinburgh is Colliers' top pick for the third time in a row, based on factors including affordability, economic prospects & liveability.
Total value of UK housing stock tops £9 trillion – Savills
London and the South East are home to 26% of the UK's housing stock, but account for 40% of the total value.