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Prime buyer demand rises in London, except for £10m+ homes
Estate agency Benham & Reeves has ranked which prime London areas and price brackets are seeing the highest levels of buyer demand.
Escaped to the country? Get ready for the ‘return to normality drive’
While the ‘escape to the country’ trend boosted activity last year, the ‘return to normality’ drive will do the same over the course of 2021, says Tom Bill - whatever the logistical barriers at…
Mortgage lending climbs to highest level since 2007
More house purchase mortgages were approved in November than in any month since August 2007, according to the latest count from the Bank of England.
Winkworth CEO: Hyper-local shift will support our expansion plans
Dominic Agace, chief executive of 100-office franchise network Winkworth, forecasts a brisk start to Q1 - despite the hurdles ahead - and explains the thinking behind a planned expansion of the business…
PCL transactions ‘will double in 2021’ predicts top London agency
Dexters plans to open six new estate agency branches in London this year, as it forecasts strong growth in both prime sales and lettings markets.
RBKC address named ‘most expensive road of the decade’
Sold prices in The Boltons averaged a whopping £36.6m between 2011 and 2020.
Country house price growth hits a six-year high
Savills, Knight Frank and Hamptons have all reported a booming country house market.
Londoners spent more on property outside of the capital in 2020 than in any year since 2007
Londoners spent more on property outside of the capital in 2020 than in any year since 2007 reports Hamptons, as the number of "London leavers" reached 73,950.
Seven key factors that will shape the property market in 2021
Zoopla is predicting that the UK's annual rate of property price inflation will slow to just 1% next year. Here the firm explains some of the thinking behind that figure...
Real estate prices are reaching record highs but that doesn’t mean it’s the only time to sell
The housing market has behaved unpredictably during the pandemic, write Alexander Tziamalis & Paraskevi Katsiampa - so what's likely to happen next?
The outlook for 2021 is positive – Chestertons
Major London agency is optimistic about the year ahead, predicting the return of overseas buyers and little short-term impact from Brexit...
PCL property prices have fallen by 4.3% this year; rents by 11.9%
Prime Outer London has seen less significant price drops than central areas, reports Knight Frank.