Sales
Spectator Life: Five overlooked areas in Chelsea to buy property
Writing for the Spectator's lifestyle supplement, agency veteran Ed Mead takes readers on a tour of five under-the-radar addresses on his old patch...
‘Every home sold means more jobs protected’: Sunak lauds the rallying housing market
Residential property transactions jumped by 15.6% in August, following a 14.5% rise in July, prompting Chancellor Rishi Sunak to trumpet a triumph for the Treasury's Stamp Duty holiday policy.
Upsizers boost larger home prices to a record high
Agreed sales of detached 4+ bedroom houses more than doubled from August 2019 to August 2020 (+104%), reports Rightmove. Sales of other three- or four-bedroom homes were up by 55%.
Spotting Opportunities: Six drivers of this strange & nuanced prime property market
Fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater examines the key drivers of activity in the current market, while pinpointing a few areas of opportunity - including some of London & Surrey’s most prestigious…
High-end homebuyers ‘ditch flats for detached homes in lifestyle 360’
Sales of £5m+ detached houses have fallen far less than similarly-priced apartments since the Spring Covid-19 lockdown, suggests data mined by Enness Global Mortgages.
Heat Mapped: London & national house price growth
Demand for detached properties has boosted average prices in outer London suburbs, according to the new e.surv HPI...
The view from Knightsbridge: Why we are staying positive about the prospects for PCL
Knightsbridge agent Patrick Alvarado is tucking away the deals where he can - and keeping up the lines of communication - as he marks a company milestone...
Homes are ‘twice as likely to sell’ if priced right from the start
New Rightmove analysis highlights the importance of decent property pricing.
New instructions surge in Prime London amid ‘surprisingly busy’ summer sales market
More properties are also going under offer, but it’ll take another month or two before we start to see any annual growth in deal volumes, reports LonRes...
Ranked: Which areas are seeing the biggest price reductions?
Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has checked the major property portals to see where asking prices have been cut by more than 15%.
CEBR predicts 14% fall for UK house prices next year
Economists warn of a "significant fall" for house prices as wider economic turmoil catches up with the property market.
‘Window of opportunity’ narrowing for international buyers, warns agency
Knight Frank expects demand from overseas purchasers to improve in coming months, but there are 'multiple moving parts to evaluate'