Prime London property prices are likely to rise by 12-13% over the next five years
Knight Frank’s latest set of forecasts identify five key factors affecting the UK’s residential property markets
Transaction numbers & property prices continue to fall
LCP reports a 21.5% quarterly drop in deal numbers across England & Wales
London property prices slump further – but RBKC super-prime deals bolster averages
Annual house price inflation across England & Wales now stands at just +1%, according to LSL and Acadata
London Values: Why nothing is guaranteed
Philip Eastwood explains why you can’t be too scientific when it comes to buying property – or luxury watches…
UK asking prices hit all-time high as sales slide – Rightmove
Agreed sales so far in 2018 are down 5.4% on the same period last year, says the nation’s biggest portal, with the biggest falls seen in the South East, the East of England, and Greater London…
London’s riverside sales continue to rise as prices start to bottom out
Non-new-build riverside homes have seen prices fall by 13.6% since 2015, says Knight Frank – but deal numbers have risen by 3% in the last year
Pastor secures £23m of instructions in bumper fortnight
12-month-old leads come good for PCL agency
Viewings down by nearly a third in Central London – Winkworth
“It seems as though we have hit a slightly tough patch”, says agency, revealing that viewing levels in Q1 were 31% below the same period in 2014; but those buyers that are out looking are “acting more quickly and converting sales at a better ratio”….
New-build activity stumbles in central London
New-build starts fell by 25.4% in Inner London in 2017 compared with 2016, while planning permissions dropped by 7.4% and completions by 6.1%
Three quarters of English counties have fewer than 100 £1.5m+ homes on the market
Jackson Stops flags up ‘chronic’ lack of stock in the upper stamp duty bands; Surrey offering by far the most options for high-end househunters…
Half a dozen ‘world-class’ resi schemes help Mayfair outshine its neighbours
A new breed of ‘international developments’ have changed the game in the venerable district, according to Knight Frank’s Harvey Cyzer…
300,000 property sales are falling out of bed every year
Over two-thirds of failed deals are down to ‘buyer-related reasons’, according to latest survey by the HomeOwners Alliance