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Rightmove has ranked the ten hottest buyers' and sellers' markets in Britain, based on the proportion of this year's property listings that have already sold subject to contract.

Richard Rogerson of property advisory firm RFR looks at how the capital's high-end resi markets have fared amid the pandemic, and considers how things might pan out in the months and years ahead...

"Activity in the property market over recent weeks has been as extreme as the weather over the Easter period," says buying agency Garrington in its April 2021 market sit rep.

Elite buyers dropped nearly US$4bn on $10m-plus properties in the UK capital in 2020, putting it ahead of traditional rivals New York and Hong Kong in the luxury real estate stakes.

As the race for green space continues, new analysis shows the areas with the highest density of trees in the capital.

The number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in ten years, notes Tom Bill - and the stamp duty holiday was only partly responsible...

The consensus amongst surveyors is that renewed property market momentum following the extension of the Stamp Duty holiday will be "sustained over the near term."

Following a return to a 1970s-style market dominated by domestic buyers, we can expect an influx of international investment this year - particularly from Asia - as lockdown measures ease across the world,…

Resi and lifestyle buyers have been picking up swathes of spectacular countryside amid the pandemic.

Aston Chase estimates a refurbished entrance can boost values in older apartment buildings by up to 15%.

Favourable exchange rates and the stamp duty holiday have spurred many into action.

Properties in some areas are finding buyers significantly more quickly than they were a year ago, reports Zoopla.