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KFH reports ‘unprecedented demand’ as SDLT holiday drives a ‘significant spike’ in buyer registrations & seller valuations
'Buyers are entering the market in droves as confidence grows and restrictions continue to ease,' says London estate agency.
Transaction numbers are recovering, but are still well below last year’s count
July's official count of residential property transactions was higher than in June, but still some 27% below the same month last year.
£1m+ sales are running 100% above last year’s level as prime leads the property market rebound
The prime market has led the post-lockdown rebound in UK property market activity, suggests data from Rightmove and Knight Frank, with a notable spike in £1m+ deals.
Sealed bids are now ‘commonplace’ for the best properties from Scotland to Devon, says top buying agency
It's a "far from relaxing" Summer holiday, says national buying agency Garrington, as the property market's traditional August lull is replaced with plenty of buying activity.
Chinese demand for UK property bounces back as Stamp Duty pushes buyers to act now
"Anyone who can bring their transaction forward to 2020 from next year or even later is doing so," says property portal Juwai, against fears of higher Stamp Duty rates from 2021.
Summer scramble in Prime London as vendors head to market
Latest data from LonRes shows the number of new properties reaching the market in July was up 39% on the same month last year, with 9% more deals agreed;
UK HPI returns after lockdown hiatus: Average property prices dipped by 0.2% in April
In the year to April's end, average house prices increased in London to £480,425 (2.3%), in England to £251,000 (2.5%), Wales to £169,000 (5.0%), Scotland to £153,000 (1.
Homemover numbers slumped by nearly a third in H1
Largest drop seen in the UK since 2009 was still not as bad as some were predicting, says Lloyds...
‘Rulebook rewritten’ as buyers go on a £37bn Summer spending spree
Rightmove has just recorded its busiest ever month, as the property market's post-lockdown "mini-boom" accelerates rather than slows down.
London market ‘alive and kicking’ says agency, after exchanging on £100m of property in a week
Knight Frank reports robust activity levels despite dire economic signals...
PCL sales are up 85% compared to last Summer – Dexters
"All the activity we are currently seeing gives us every confidence about the outlook for the Prime Central London property market," says Dexters. But others are less bullish.
Post-lockdown buyers ‘acting more decisively’
'Despite a huge increase in the number of viewings, we are seeing properties going under offer much more quickly', reports Knight Frank...