Sales

There are 14 local authority areas where properties listed for sale tend to find a buyer in 30 days or less...

Ed Heaton took drastic action to salvage a property chain - buying the flat at the bottom to ensure all five deals went through, including his own sale at the top.

Demand for larger flats has more readily switched to houses in recent months, notes Knight Frank, and some investors may be sensing a buying opportunity...

"New sellers appear to be pricing more keenly, to improve their chances of getting a quick sale and beating the March stamp duty deadline," says Rightmove.

Savills is confident that Prime Central London’s property market will bounce back - as soon as international travel resumes and the streets regain their famous buzz...

The UK property market remains "exceptionally busy", says Garrington in its latest monthly sit-rep, despite the national Coronavirus lockdown and what would normally be the start of the seasonal slowdown.

Whilst down on the previous month, enquiry levels in October were 40% up on last year's levels, reports Chestertons.

Writing for the Financial Times' House & Home section, Alexandra Goss picks up on one of the key trends to emerge in the post-lockdown property market.

Strong demand continued to drive sales activity in October, according to the latest survey of Chartered Surveyors. But things are likely to turn as 2021 progresses...

Heat Mapped: The latest index from eSurv continues to report rising house prices - hitting record levels in some locations - but it looks like some heat is coming out of the market...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker has revised its 2020 forecasts for the UK's property market after a "mini-boom" in transactions in the last few months.

It used to be a given that the closer you are to central London, the higher the per square foot value you’re paying for a home;