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More spent on super-prime homes in London this year than last, despite the pandemic
Knight Frank reports that £1.13bn was spent on £10m+ homes in London in the first eight months of this year - 16% more than the £977.5m recorded in 2019.
Post-lockdown activity surge continues in Prime London
New instructions have been running at double the levels of last year and more properties have been going under offer, but transaction volumes are taking a while to catch up...
UAE & USA lead international HNW mortgage activity in the UK
Over a third of the UK's high-end international mortgage activity has come from UAE-based buyers, according to some analysis by broker Enness.
Heat Mapped: London & national house price growth
Prices continue to rise fastest in the capital, according to the latest Acadata/e.surv HPI, with a monthly movement of 2.6% taking the annual change to 7.6%.
One in five people now less likely to buy a property due to Covid-19 – PWC
Around a third people who previously - in February - thought their next move would be to a city centre home now want to live in the suburbs or towns and villages.
PCL left out in the cold as demand heats up in leafy SW London
Buyer demand in the £2m market is currently highest in Barnes, Clapham & Chiswick and lowest in Marylebone, Mayfair & Fitzrovia, according to new analysis...
Ranked: The UK’s asking price inflation hotspots of the last ten years
Easton in Bristol has seen the biggest escalation of average asking prices of anywhere in the UK since 2010, according to Rightmove.
Which areas of the UK have seen the biggest asking price rises post-lockdown?
The South West and the Cotswolds have been getting all the attention, but asking prices in Yorkshire & The Humber have risen by more than any other region since the market re-opened in May...
The Price of Beauty: How much more does it cost to live in a National Park or AONB?
Living in an area celebrated for its landscape and nature comes at a price, says Knight Frank, as the firm reveals the average property price premiums for the UK's National Parks and Areas of Outstanding…
Price growth returns to Prime Central London, but the recovery is ‘still fragile’
Knight Frank has just recorded a quarterly uplift in average PCL prices for the first time since February, but don't call it a bounce...
Housing market activity ‘continues at strong pace’, but the longer-term outlook is ‘increasingly negative’ – RICS
Surveyors across the UK reported a continued rise in demand, supply, prices and agreed sales in September - but the consensus is that things will turn in the next 12 months...
Property searches surge in smaller communities as country escape continues
Country towns and villages are seeing a much bigger rise in property searches than major cities, reports Rightmove.