First-time buyers outpace home-movers for the first time since 1995
The number of home-movers dipped by 1% in the first six months of this year, says Lloyds Bank
Market Snapshot: King’s Cross
Achieved prices, transactions and viewing levels all on the rise in the regenerated hotspot, says Knight Frank
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The five toughest places to sell a property are currently in London, according to a new ‘house selling weather forecast’ tool
House prices post slowest annual growth since 2013 – UK HPI
The average property price in Greater London has fallen by 0.4% in the last year, according to official figures; it’s the worst-performing UK region
Bulk buyers behind nearly 40% of London’s new-build sales
Over 2,000 new-build units offloaded in bulk deals during Q2, while private sales tanked by a third
Slowdown in buy-to-let transactions ‘is not necessarily bad news’ – LendInvest
“A ‘buy, hold and remortgage’ strategy is some investors’ preference while the market works through a possible slowdown”, says LendInvest
The top of the market is now driving growth in London – LSL & Acadata
Turnaround in the capital as the three most expensive boroughs outperform
Asking prices hit a ‘virtual standstill’ as more properties come to market
Summer sellers need to ‘work harder’, says Rightmove
Property price growth is likely to stay negative in London until 2020, forecasts PwC
Big Four consultancy firm predicts muted house price inflation across the UK next year, with London returning to positive territory in 2020
Notting Hill outperforms as a third of prime London areas see property prices rise
There’s ‘a mood of indecision’ in prime London, says Knight Frank, with more would-be vendors listing their properties for sale and to let simultaneously
Mortgage lenders see a ‘pre-Summer boost’
But new buy-to-let lending has fallen by over 20% year-on-year
West London best for speedy sales and lower prices, says agency
Western postcodes of the capital have been faring much better than their eastern counterparts during the downturn, according to new analysis…