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Soaring energy costs will push buyers towards more efficient new-build homes – JLL
The new homes industry has an opportunity to attract a new wave of buyers and tenants looking to save money - and do their best for the climate - says agency
Prime London buyer demand ‘stalls’
One in four prime London property listings has already found a buyer, down slightly compared to Q4 2021.
London agency expects ‘surge’ of new instructions as spring market blossoms
House hunters were facing slim pickings last month, reports Chestertons - but is a bumper crop of listings on the way?
Monday Market Review: Keys figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest market movements in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from the ONS, Hamptons International, Savills, Chestertons and Twenty EA.
Off-plan home sales rise for the first time since 2016, driven by demand for houses
"It’s owner-occupiers rather than investors who are likely to continue driving off-plan sales in 2022," suggests Hamptons.
House-hunters are ‘being driven by fear or frustration’, says buying agency
House-hunters are "being driven by fear or frustration" into the arms of buying agents, says national firm Garrington, as "the degree to which the property market has decoupled from economic reality over…
House price inflation eases to +9.6% – UK HPI
The official UK House Price Index tells us that average property prices increased over the year to January; in England to £292,000 (9.4%), in Wales to £206,000 (13.9%), in Scotland to £183,000 (10.
60% of sales going to best & finals in parts of London as competition hits ‘fever pitch’
83% of Savills agents have seen an increase in competitive bidding in recent months
Property transactions drop by a fifth
Around 21% fewer residential property transactions were recorded by HMRC in February 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.
Stamp Duty revenue surges to a record high
£16.9bn was paid in property taxes from April 2021 to February 2022; £6.1bn more than in the same period a year earlier, despite the Stamp Duty holiday.
London property is over-valued by ‘as much as 50%’, warns ratings agency
Analysts predict a property market "correction" in and around the capital, as house prices detach from incomes.
Over 50,000 property sales have fallen-through already this year
A "ridiculous" number of property sales are collapsing, says proptech firm Gazeal; more upfront information might help...