Sales

Not the busy start to the year that some expected.

'The momentum from 2024 is spilling into 2025 with a seven-year high number of homes for sale,' says property portal.

Values remain around 2% lower than a year ago and 6% below their late-2022 peak;

The pound has been taking a pummelling & US buyers now have an unprecedented opportunity to capitalise in the PCL property market, explains David Huggett.

But 91% of sellers in 2024 still sold their homes for more than they paid, with nearly a third making six-figure gains.

GetAgent expects the property market to continue to run hot for the next few months, before a 'momentary correction' in Q2.

Official figures from HMRC show the UK property market is still weak, says Blick Rothenberg's Heather Powell...

Higher mortgage costs are not just a problem for borrowers, explains Knight Frank's Tom Bill.

Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest movements and commentary, featuring data and analysis from Hamptons, Knight Frank, HMRC, Prime Purchase, Halifax & more...

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Markets have become irrational and some remarkable homes are going for a song, reports top buying agent; the key is knowing how to capitalise, and where to look.

'We have been amazed by how much prime stock there is to choose from at the moment,' says PCL acquisition firm, which has just secured an apartment in Kensington for less than half its original £30mn…