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Prime London prices dipped by 1.1% in Q2, but house values have held up as buyers ‘reassess their needs’
"We have been surprised at the extent to which lockdown has made people reassess their housing needs and, more pertinently, act upon it," says Savills.
The property market’s post-lockdown surge ‘has continued into its sixth week’ – but how long will it last?
Knight Frank has just recorded its biggest ever week for offers accepted.
Reuters poll: UK prices to fall by 5% in 2020, before gradual recovery
Panel of pundits predict rises of 1.5% in 2021 and 3.5% in 2022
Demand surge to prop up house prices for the next few months, but the post-lockdown bounce is already slowing
"The surge in demand for property is expected to delay house price falls, pushing them towards the end of 2020," says Zoopla, as it forecasts that annual price inflation will be sustained at 2-3% for the…
Ranked: Britain’s most popular, most expensive & cheapest seaside locations
Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Salcombe are the priciest coastal enclaves, reports Rightmove, while Whitby and Whitley Bay are the most popular amongst househunters.
35% fewer new homes are likely to be delivered this year than in 2019
Current new home activity "paints a fairly positive picture for development," says Knight Frank, "despite current challenges."
Savills forecasts a 7.5% drop for house prices this year, with transactions down by a third
Savills is standing by its pre-pandemic five-year forecasts, despite anticipating a major slump in 2020.
Rising sales supply leads to ‘more sustainable market conditions’ – but ‘the recovery is still fragile’
New sales instructions have increased by 16%, says Knight Frank, as supply catches up with post-lockdown demand.
Agent enquiries have jumped by an average of 32% as Northern towns bounce back faster
Northern towns have seen the biggest surge in buyer demand since the property market re-opened, reports Rightmove.
Prime Central London firms tip market to bounce back
'We anticipate that circumstances could lead to a stronger PCL market in 2020/21 than many currently predict, just as we did in early 2009', says LCP, while Winkworth predicts a ‘summer spike’ could…
Buyers & sellers will have to carefully navigate the economic data this summer
We will only be able to start understanding what has taken place towards the end of the year, writes Tom Bill...
Coast Wanted: The UK’s priciest seaside housing markets
Celebrity-strewn Sandbanks tops the coastal house price league table with an average of £619,431, higher than Salcombe, Aldeburgh and Lymington