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Bumper H1 for Savills’ development land division
£1.25 billion worth of sites were transacted in the first six months of the year, 48% up on the three-year average, and there’s ‘no sign of a summer lull’
Prime London simmers down after record-breaking deal surge
Transaction volumes were 39% below the five-year average last month, reports LonRes, but ‘key metrics suggest the prime London markets are holding up well’.
Why the supply & demand imbalance will likely reach its peak this summer
The UK property market should start putting the distortions of the last 18 months behind it from the autumn, says Tom Bill
Coastal homes are selling 20 days quicker than pre-pandemic, as city-to-seaside demand doubles
Rightmove has flagged "a more sustained shift in buyer preference than initially thought" as demand for seaside properties outpaces demand fro city living.
Prime London property sales drop sharply as Stamp Duty holiday unwinds
Annual property price inflation in Prime Central London has picked up to 0.8%; the highest rate since May 2016.
£68.8bn-worth of homes were sold in the first half of this year
London's NW3 is the most valuable postcode of the year so far, with £262.5m-worth of residential property changing hands.
Ranked: Top ten London boroughs for bargain hunters
Buyers in search of a hefty discount should head to Lambeth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Camden, RBKC and Wandsworth, suggests London agency.
Londoners buy a record number of homes outside the capital
London leavers bought 85% more homes outside the capital in the first half of this year than in H1 2019.
Pandemic fuels the ‘broadest global house price boom in two decades’
The annual rate of house price inflation across the OECD group of rich nations hit 9.4% in Q1 2021 - a 30-year high.
Sales rates pick up across GB, but fewer than half of London listings find a buyer
In a typical year, only around half of properties listed for sale on Rightmove successfully find a buyer. That has jumped to nearly 70% in the last year or so.
Mortgage lending reaches a record high
Net mortgage borrowing reached an all-time high of £17.9 billion in June, according to the Bank of England - smashing the previous record, set in March 2021, of £11.5bn.
Is a property really worth what somebody else is prepared to pay for it?
A £2m down-valuation? Don’t bet against it…