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‘Fewer bargains for property hunters’ warns London estate agency
"At this point of year, we expect buyer enquiries to tail off but we have been seeing the opposite," says Chestertons.
The lost art of valuing: How the banks have yet to catch up with the market in PCL
It is a shame that the valuation process is often lost in the pounds-per-square-foot exercise while key factors - including uniqueness and development potential - remain overlooked, writes Nic Pejacsevich…
National average house price increased by 11.8% in the year to September – UK HPI
London's average property price dropped by a sharp 2.9% in September, according to the latest official statistics, taking annual growth in the capital down to +2.8% (from +6.7% in August)
‘Far less frenzied’: Buying agency reports a ‘wind of change in the air’ for the property market
The property market is "far less frenzied" than it has been over the last year, says national buying agency Garrington, although prices continue to rise and buying activity continues to be "robust".
Agency sells £60m of new-build units in a week
Knight Frank reports a ‘superb run’ of 57 deals across schemes in central and outer London as buyers hone in on completed stock.
London’s luxury property market is still soaring, but stock levels are on the slide
LonRes has recorded some healthy transaction volumes above £2m, but prospective buyers are now facing a distinct lack of options…
‘The market is getting more binary‘: Why PCL is still far from normal
It’s a 'confusing and patchwork' picture for buyers and sellers right now, reports Knight Frank, with big variations in value depending on neighbourhood, property type, amenities and state of repair.
Seasonal slowdown opens a ‘buying window’, says property portal
A 0.6% dip in average asking prices is "an early Christmas present" for home-buyers, says Rightmove, while a jump in valuation requests from potential property vendors is "a sign of building momentum.
Winkworth set to beat profit forecasts
The market has been buoyant this year, reports the franchise operator, but trading conditions are expected to return to a 'more normal pattern' in the months ahead
Most home-buyers ‘don’t factor in energy efficiency in their purchase’ – yet
Less than a quarter of surveyors think that a property’s energy efficiency rating has any impact at all on a its selling price, according to a new survey by the RICS.
Stock shortage thwarts home-buying activity
Surveyors reported a small dip in sales volumes despite rising buyer enquiries in October, as house-hunters struggled to find suitable homes to buy.
Heatmapped: ‘The general picture is one of a slowing market’
The annual rate of inflation across England & Wales has slipped to 4.1%, reports Acadata, but ‘there will be no price collapse as some had previously suggested’