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Pre-pandemic stability beckons for UK property market as supply levels finally pick up
New listings have been running at 5% above the five-year average in 2022 so far, reports Zoopla, but demand is still at near-record levels - half of all homes where sales were agreed were snapped up within…
UK housing market to cool after 2021 boom – Oxford Economics
"A soft landing is more likely than an abrupt correction" in house prices, says a top forecasting house.
‘It seems everyone is after the same thing’: UK families hone in on Earl’s Court & South Ken
Savills has reported some interesting goings-on in the key west London markets of Earl's Court and South Ken, as “seriously committed” domestic buyers put down roots in the capital.
Mortgage lending rises
January's mortgage lending data shows activity is running above pre-pandemic levels.
PCL buying agency ‘inundated’ as city living regains appeal
The great retreat from urban life appears to have gone into reverse, says Black Brick
Heatmapped: London property prices set to rise 19% in the next five years; rents by 14% – CBRE
CBRE's eighth annual "borough-by-borough" research report tracks property market, demographic and lifestyle trends across the capital.
Record year for Scottish estate sales, as climate action drives demand
A record £250mn was spent on Scottish estate acquisitions last year, reports Strutt & Parker.
Average time to sell drops below 250 days
Market delays brought on by a 'perfect storm' appear to be clearing
Prime London buyers securing the biggest discounts in Mayfair & St James’s
The average reduction from the original asking price is at nearly 8% in PCL’s most expensive postcodes, according to new analysis
PCL property prices still set to rise up to 10% this year, predicts Strutt & Parker
"We expect to see a very competitive market this year," says Guy Robinson, Head of Residential at Strutt & Parker.
90% of buyers hampered by lack of options as stock squeeze hits home
Almost all prime buyers surveyed by Savills reported a dearth of choice in the market
Rightmove records biggest ever monthly asking price jump
"People are by no means done with their pandemic-driven moves," says Britain's biggest property portal, which has just recorded record house price inflation.