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Conveyancing delays push time to exchange contracts past 100 days
'We’re increasingly seeing more transactions collapse later in the process,' warns major estate agency group, with leasehold deals most at risk.
Political uncertainty to weigh on prime London market, warns Knight Frank
Latest data shows offers and transactions stayed below long-term averages in April, while PCL prices now sit 22% below their mid-2015 peak.
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Off-plan sales sink to lowest level since 2013
Housebuilders managed to sell only 33% of new homes before construction completed last year.
One in 2,500 open-market property listings priced above £15mn
More than a fifth of current Rightmove listings in London are looking for more than £1mn.
One in four would-be sellers halt moving plans amid market uncertainty
24% of would-be home movers no longer plan to sell this year, claims research, and a further 27% are less certain about doing so than at the start of 2026.
Big-ticket London home sales slide by over a third as caution returns
Latest data: Savills says wealthy buyers are retreating towards the capital’s traditional golden postcodes, with geopolitical jitters weighing on activity.
Coutts flags ‘deep value’ in PCL heartlands as discounts hit seven-year highs
King’s bank points clients towards historic neighbourhoods still trading more than 20% below peak, as performance continues to diverge across the prime postcodes.
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Savills shifts £180mn of super-prime new-builds in Q1
Run of deals, including a number above £30mn, 'confirms London’s enduring appeal among UHNWIs', the agency said.
‘Absolutely brutal pricing’ now the only way to get activity, says top PCL agent
Winkworth flags 'major reset' as market adjusts to a new reality.
Opinion: Is the great British love affair with property finally on the rocks?
After years of regulatory pressure, the long-standing relationship is getting complicated, says agency boss Trevor Abrahmsohn.