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Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Rightmove, Propertymark, UBS, OnTheMarket & more…
Christmas slowdown ‘has come early for the housing market’, says Zoopla
'It's like Christmas has come early for the housing market,' says Zoopla's top analyst, Richard Donnell, as the portal records a marked slowdown in home-buying activity following political and economic…
Property sales supply jumps by 50% – Propertymark
"The extreme pressure may be coming off the market, but it has a long way to go yet before we see it return to normal," says Propertymark, as supply improves but demand remains high.
How much is the off-market worth?
£30.9bn-worth of property changed hands without public marketing in 2021, according to an estimate by a property fund.
‘Definitive change’ in consumer confidence as the property market hits an ‘affordability tipping point’ – Garrington
'The short-term outlook is likely to remain tainted with uncertainty and concern because of recent events,' says buying agency Garrington, before reassuring us that 'as has been seen previously with shock…
Annual house price growth slowed to +13.6% in August – UK HPI
The latest official House Price Index shows "a slight cooling in year-on-year growth, but it’s far from being a blizzard," comments Jackson-Stops boss Nick Leeming, while Knight Frank points out that…
Charlie Ellingworth: Chickens coming home to roost
This is a time of maximum gloom, writes Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth, but property markets are nuanced - and there is no one size fits all...
Prime London flat prices jump 11.8% as the capital shows ‘a slow but steady return to health’
New analysis of LonRes data confirms that the pandemic-drive 'race for space' is over in the London, with demand for apartments now significantly outpacing that for houses.
Home-buyer & seller sentiment ‘remains robust’, says portal
'There’s evidence that buyers feel the market is moving in their favour,' says OnTheMarket boss Jason Tebb, as the portal reveals results of its September Sentiment Survey - conducted before the now-unravelled…
Lucian Cook on the role of debt in the prime resi market
Savills research chief looks at the implications of increases in the cost of living and mortgage finance for the prime housing market.
Revealed: The UK areas with the highest percentage of cash buyers
The proportion of cash buyers ranges from less than 20% in Barking & Dagenham to nearly 60% in parts of Norfolk, new research shows.
Asking prices continue to climb as some buyers pause while others rush deals through
'The vast majority of buyers who had already agreed their purchase are still going ahead,' says Rightmove, but some buyers 'have had their plans dashed by the sudden nature of the mortgage rate rises.