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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.
Valuation Viewpoint: On the past, present & future of the UK property market
The most important question the best agents ask their clients is ‘what is your time horizon’, writes James Wyatt...
What happened at the very top-end of the country house market in 2020?
The super-prime country estate market saw a resurgence of UK property buyers this year, and renewed appetite for the traditional residential estate, reports Jess Simpson...
Millionaires’ Rows: The UK’s 20 most expensive streets in 2020
A handful of super-prime transactions on Avenue Road has pushed its average price to over £30m, according to Lloyds Bank’s annual rundown.
Savills’ auction team toasts £270m year
Replacing traditional ballroom sales with a live-streamed format has paid off for the agency.
Timeline: Key market milestones in 2020
Despite the eight-week shutdown, many important indicators of activity were stronger than in recent years, notes Knight Frank.
Tom Bill on what 2021 could bring for the UK property market
Tax changes and the withdrawal of support measures mean the post-Covid ‘normal’ will only begin to emerge later next year, writes Knight Frank's Head of UK Residential Research.
£62bn more sales agreed in 2020 vs 2019
Zoopla reports a continuing surge of house-buying activity, particularly in higher price brackets.
£5m+ sales up 10% in Prime London as wealthy buyers shell out for space
'What has changed is that purchasers are buying larger properties and spending more in higher price brackets', reports LonRes.
Tatler: Here’s how the super-rich manage their global property portfolios
HNWI are increasingly opting to rent their ultra-prime residences instead of buying them, according to this report by the venerable society magazine...
Grace & Favoured: On the etiquette of property buying
Achieving the best outcome for a client is not always about exerting openly aggressive tactics, writes Jo Eccles - in fact it’s quite the opposite...