The Market
Average time to exchange hits 125 days, up 38% since 2019
'Persistent structural challenges' - including slower transaction timelines - are threatening market momentum, warns TwentyCi.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 31, 2025
Supply continues to build in the capital's high-value sales market.
‘Britain’s backbone landlords are quitting in droves,’ warns software firm
93% of agents surveyed by Alto agreed they are 'concerned about losing their independent landlord clients altogether.'
Agency in £100mn super-prime deal flurry as UHNWIs secure ‘legacy’ properties
Top-end buyers have sensed the value on offer and are coming in with a long-term view, says Savills' PCL sales boss.
Push to penalise gazumping & gazundering in Jersey
Proposal aims to 'instil confidence in the housing market for both buyers and sellers.'
Jo Eccles: 80% of properties being sold for a loss – but not a steal
Price expectations have reset in Prime London, but buyers shouldn’t expect blood on the street, says agency boss.
Rent inflation outpaces capital growth in prime world cities
60% of global cities tracked by Savills saw property values increase in the first half of the year, led by Tokyo and Berlin, while 77% saw rental prices rise.
Ranked: Where people pay the most inheritance tax
Analysis of recently-released HMRC data reveals a 19% jump in the number of estates affected by IHT.
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 Coutts, Beauchamp Estates, Savills, Knight Frank, Bank of England, Zoopla, Winkworth, HMRC…
Tom Bill: UK housing market resilient as wider economy stutters
Economic data disappoints but UK housing market finds its feet after stamp duty wobble in Q2, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Coutts: Discounts abound in Prime Central London’s ‘sluggish’ market
Wealthy buyers are negotiating millions off super-prime homes in the capital, reports blue-blooded bank. But there's more resilience beyond the Golden Postcodes.
Luxury brokerage looks beyond borders as Gulf capital reshapes the super-prime landscape
'London continues to be a magnet' says Sotheby's International Realty boss as firm scales to meet demand from Saudi & GCC HNWIs.