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A ‘blip’ or ‘a once in a generation event’? Mixed opinions in Garrington’s July property market review
"Opinions are increasingly divided as to whether the property market is enjoying a temporary blip in activity due to the released pent-up demand, or whether what is being witnessed is a ‘once in a generation’…
What awaits the resi auction market in a post-Covid world?
Bridging the gap between buyer expectations and seller sentiment will be one of the major challenges in the months to come, writes Richard Adamson...
Post-lockdown buyer surge prompts agency to reconsider forecasts
More positive noises from the front line as Chestertons reports a 46% jump in new applicants and takes another look at its price predictions for 2020;
Economists predict ‘a slow recovery in activity, but a relatively benign outcome for house prices’
House prices are likely to fall by 7% as a result of Covid-19, predicts Oxford Economics - but the risks are "heavily skewed" towards much, much bigger price falls of almost 40%...
‘Signs of life’ in Prime London as activity returns & prices hold up
The number of properties going under offer in June was just 5% below last year’s levels, reports LonRes, while achieved prices were only marginally down...
Northacre confident in PCL’s appeal as enquiries soar
The 33-year-old firm developing two of London’s landmark prime resi schemes saw a threefold increase in sales enquiries in H1 2020, and is expecting demand to rise as supply levels shrink
PCL’s ‘overdue’ return to growth has been delayed to 2021, predicts Savills
Revised five-year forecasts suggest more muted price inflation in Prime Central London, following the Covid-19 crisis.
Post-lockdown property market bounce ‘may quickly run out of steam’, warns the RICS
Sales activity has "rallied noticeably" since May, report surveyors.
Super-tenants paying hefty price for versatility, says HNW mortgage broker
Difference between renting and owning the same £10m property could run into thousands a month, says Enness Global
Prime London ‘shakes off’ initial lockdown impact
'The decline in sales volumes has bottomed out and it appears the same thing is happening with prices', reports Knight Frank
Market Snapshot: Top-end sales trends in England & Wales
Fine & Country and Dataloft have analysed what's happening at the top of the property market, number-crunching movements in the top 5% of sales.
Buying agents on the hunt for over £1.2bn worth of property as purchasers get serious
Revealing data from B2B platform LonRes 'demonstrates the increasing volume of serious purchasers looking to buy now'