Sales
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'
UK house prices hit a four-year high as demand for outside space continues to climb
"The latest RICS survey provides firm evidence of a strong uplift in activity in the housing market which should help support the wider economy gain traction over the coming months," says RICS' Chief Economist…
Scotland’s property market ‘has gone from zero to full ahead in the blink of an eye’
"In Scotland, the opportunity to re-think lifestyle choices has been catalysed by an extraordinary alignment of supply and demand," says DM Hall.
Life is too short: Evaluating the ‘enjoyment cost’ of a property
There is a bit in-between the value and what you have to pay which you can financially write down over a period of time, explains buying agent Charlie Wells...
Londoners on the move: How ‘rebalancing priorities’ are influencing the decisions of four key London buyer types
Savills' research team has profiled four key London buyer types and how their changing wants and needs are impacting the prime residential markets.
Transaction numbers likely to end the year 15% down, predicts Knight Frank
"This does not feel like a re-run of 2008/09 for the UK property market," says Knight Frank, as it forecasts minimal property price drops against a complex economic backdrop.
Speedy home-sales pick up as Stamp Duty holiday boosts the market
One in seven homes listed since the Stamp Duty holiday was announced in July sold within a week, says Rightmove, up from one in ten during the same time last year.
Offers accepted hit an all-time high in London during August
Another report on the post-lockdown Summer buying flurry, as Knight Frank reports "few signs of the high levels of demand we’re been experiencing since the market reopened abating."
What clients really want to know about the market right now
Is everyone moving to the country?; what is happening to prices?; and is there anything to buy?