Sales
Foxtons reveals the ‘decision triangle’ and new-build pricing process
50-branch agency provides some interesting insights on buyer and tenant behaviour in the capital, and how it goes about pricing new-build schemes...
‘A value gap has enabled a recovery in buyer demand across countryside locations’ – Savills
England's prime regions "remain price sensitive" despite a surge of demand and activity in the aftermath of the first Covid-19 lockdown.
The view from inside north London’s Russian quarter
In a piece originally published in 2018, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn explains why oligarchs first started buying in Hampstead & Highgate, and the impact of tensions, sanctions and currency fluctuations…
153 $10m+ sales worth $3.2bn: How the world’s super-prime markets fared under lockdowns
Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.
‘Unexpected mini-boom’ pushes asking prices to a record high
"Current activity levels clearly show that Britain is getting moving again," says Rightmove, with the Stamp Duty holiday serving to “amplify the buyer surge”.
Summer lull cancelled as activity surge continues
There will be an unusual pattern of activity for buyers and sellers to navigate this year, warns Knight Frank
New-build buyers burst out of lockdown, says Savills
Record demand in June ‘more than made up’ for the market hiatus, says the agency
North London agency reports influx of Hong Kong buyers with ultra-prime budgets
‘The trickle has become a torrent’, says Glentree International
Three heat maps to show how prices were faring in Q2
Acadata restarts its analysis of Land Registry data, reporting record prices in the South West...
OBR revises housing market forecasts in light of Covid-19
Three scenarios for house prices and transactions volumes over the next five years have been presented by the Office for Budget Responsibility - an Upside, a Central, and a Downside.
KF saw more offers accepted in June than in any other month of the last 20 years, smashing the previous record by 46%
There's been an extraordinary release of pent-up demand in the sales market since lockdown restrictions were lifted. "The uncertainty is how long it can last," cautions Knight Frank.
Buyers’ desire for a better work-life balance is driving ‘increased urgency’ in the prime property market
Three-quarters of house-hunters registered with Savills say that Covid-19 has led them to "reconsider their work-life balance".