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Village enquiries soar as city dwellers ‘plan their escape’
The number of city residents contacting agents about village property jumped by 126% in June & July, reports Rightmove, while town enquiries were up by 68%...
FT: Could coronavirus spell the end of trendy east London?
Hackney Wick, Haggerston and Hoxton were all among the ten least-searched-for locations in London during lockdown, reports Antonia Cundy in this piece for the FT...
Global Buyer Survey: Five trends to watch
Knight Frank is tipping these 'nascent' trends to emerge as a result of the pandemic...
Global Buyer Survey: What impact has Covid-19 had on resi buyers’ attitudes?
Key takeaways from the latest canvassing of Knight Frank’s worldwide applicant base, revealing just how much expectations, considerations and motivations have changed in 2020...
Lifestyle buyers plough into UK farmland market
Savills' rural team reports a surge in demand for lifestyle/amenity farms amid a continuing shortage of supply...
Strutt & Parker stands by 2020 property price forecasts, despite plunging transaction numbers
Average UK house prices are likely to drop by anything from 1% to 7% this year, predicts Strutt & Parker - although the short-term impact "could be much gloomier" in some parts of Prime Central London.
Winkworth reports busiest July in five years
100-office network notes a ‘significant recovery in sales interest’ as Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday ‘turbo-charges’ the market
Post-lockdown bargain-hunters warned of ‘stiff competition’
'For now, prices are heading in one direction', says Knight Frank
Virtual auctions are delivering real results, reports Savills
Agency hosts most successful July auction since 2017, raising £32m with an 82% success rate; live-stream format resulting in higher average sold price versus traditional ballroom events, says team...
Lloyds downgrades house price forecasts, again
Lender’s base case scenario now shows a decline of 6% for this year, instead of the 5% being forecast in April.
How the rise of the ‘digital commuter’ is redrawing the property market map
“The Covid crisis has pushed the property market into a hard reset," says Jonathan Hopper of Garrington Property Finders.
How property prices compare around PCL’s ‘brandmarks’
Survey looks at average per square foot values surrounding the capital's most famous establishments...