Sales
Why people buy what they didn’t realise they wanted
Searching for a country property is all about testing boundaries, says buying agent Sally Fraser...
‘We’ve never seen such a sharp increase in buyer and seller activity’ – Chestertons
Major London agency reports noteworthy uplifts in buyer registrations, offers made and new instructions as improved sentiment begins to translate into action
Record year for Knight Frank’s South West team
Division reports its most successful year since 2009, with volumes up by nearly 40% and an unprecedented number of £2m+ deals...
Surveyors’ sales market expectations ‘improve noticeably’
The latest update from the RICS is markedly more positive than previous months...
New mortgage lending dips by 10%
10.6% fewer homemover mortgages completed in November 2019 compared to the same month a year earlier - although the decline "reflects particularly strong home-purchase activity in November 2018"
UK house prices post 2.2% annual rise
Monthly movement of 0.4% between October and November compared with a fall of 0
2019’s turmoil demonstrated the UK property market’s resilience – TwentyCi
Despite 'unprecedented' political upheaval and economic threats, overall exchange volumes were slightly up last year, while asking prices remained largely flat...
Prices for best-in-class PCL stock could soar by 10% this year, warns buying agency
The latest set of estate agents' forecasts are 'too conservative', suggests Black Brick, noting that vendors are already toughening up their stance; Mayfair, Kensington and Belgravia expected to recover…
UK house prices are ‘in sync’ with incomes – except in London
The UK's average house price to earnings ratio stands at 10.7, compared to 18.0 in London
Buyers are getting angry again – the market must be turning…
If there is a sure sign that the housing market is really turning a corner, it is the return of ‘real emotion’, says Nicolas Pejacsevich
Important Palladian mansion was Ireland’s biggest recorded sale in 2019
Castletown Cox in Co Kilkenny has been described as 'Ireland's most beautiful house'
PCL vendors held back in Q4, but activity is now likely to pick up
It was a subdued end to the year for Prime Central London's property market, reports Knight Frank in its Q4 sit rep, with 17% fewer £1m+ properties listed for sale in November 2019 compared to the same …