Only half of new buyers are requesting physical viewings – Chestertons
Applicants appear to be following government advice and only viewing properties they are serious about, observes London agency.
LonRes off-market listings top £1bn as agents look to soft-sell
‘Particularly in these times when sellers may be hesitant about launching their property on to the open market, this service provides agents with an effective, softer option to offer their clients’, says B2B portal LonRes
London house prices increased by 4.7% in the year before lockdown – UK HPI
Next month’s official house price index will not be published due to the Covid-19 lockdown thwarting the property market.
Agents must adjust to a brave new world
The lockdown has been tragic, farcical and surreal, writes Trevor Abrahmsohn, but that rare commodity ‘confidence’ is making a welcome return…
Just 2% of super-prime property listings in London are spoken for
Benham and Reeves has checked what proportion of listings are marked as sold or under offer by price bracket across prime London.
Exploring London’s 75% park-view property price premium
New prime property with park views command a 34% price premium globally, says Knight Frank, rising to 75% for a view of one of London’s Royal Parks. Now, as the Coronavirus lockdown shines a light on the importance of open green spaces, a UK think tank has suggested taxing those who live nearby to help pay for their upkeep.
Vendors & landlords will soon have to disclose poor air quality
Propertymark moves to include high pollution levels on its property information questionnaire, with potentially big implications for those in the PCL heartlands…
Lavish Lennox Gardens triplex looks for £24.75m
Grand five-bed with two master suites is gunning for over £4,600 psf
Valuation Viewpoint: A debt deflationary vortex?
The coronavirus has exposed an underlying weakness within the world economy, and it will be several weeks before we find out the impact on the market, writes James Wyatt…
Transactions swung from a four-year high to a seven-year low in Q1
The conveyancing market experienced a rocky ride in the first few months of the year, diving from a post-election bounce to a lockdown freeze.
Back to School: Nine key themes to watch in the weeks ahead
There is a palpable frisson in the newly re-opened London market, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson, but significant challenges lie await as we enter uncharted territory…
Agency reports encouraging early signs as the market re-opens
‘It has become clear that the market will spring back to life more forcefully than most people would have imagined only a few of weeks ago,’ says Knight Frank’s sales boss James Clarke