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This week’s ceasefire will support UK housing demand, but mortgage rates are unlikely to drop quickly, explains Knight Frank's resi research boss.

Q1 saw a slight increase in the proportion of open-market £2mn+ property listings that had already secured a buyer.

The market can return to pre-pandemic normality - but only with more pragmatic, data-driven pricing from vendors and their agents, says PV's country boss.

'The optimism seen earlier in the year has largely faded,' says the RICS, as resi market activity slows.

Easter break shows up in the latest deal stats.

Survey of Christie’s worldwide broker network points to softer demand, improving supply and pricing holding firm across the world's top HNW hubs.

From shifts in pricing and transaction levels to new-build activity, the OBR has released fresh forecasts for how the prime resi market could be affected by 2028's new annual levy.

Central London areas have significantly underperformed outer boroughs in price growth terms.

Savills says top-end values 'are continuing to ease back, albeit at a slower pace, at a time when we might have conservatively expected them to bottom out, if not pick up.'

Demand is returning to north London’s top-tier enclaves as Middle East tensions rise and pricing resets, reports agency boss Trevor Abrahmsohn.

Initial impact of the Middle East conflict is becoming more obvious, says Knight Frank.

From hedge fund titans to media moguls, seasoned buying agent Saul Empson reflects on the real cost of bad behaviour.