Sales

Agreed Sales volumes improved by a third from Week 08 to Week 09, but remained more than 25% lower year-on-year.

Tenants, repatriates and pied-à-terre buyers have come to the fore as hefty transaction costs stall traditional upsizers, reports Eccord's Jo Eccles.

The era of the ‘comfortable 10% cushion’ is over, says boutique agency boss - today’s market rewards accuracy, not optimism.

'Activity in the property market is likely to soften as the Westminster drama escalates further,' warns Knight Frank's research chief following the Green Party's by-election triumph.

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Fresh Bank of England data reveals another drop in mortgage lending for house purchases.

Volumes were 5% below the five-year average in January as Budget implications continued to reverberate - but analysts expect activity will recover in the coming months.

Property portal highlights the economic impact of fall throughs, and reiterates calls for a more digitised system of buying & selling.

After a decade-long assault on assets, the signs of a London resurgence are real, says top buying agent.

'Some sellers are adjusting asking prices downwards,' reports big agency, as pricing strategies adapt to keep properties below the £2mn mark.

Alexander Hall is bullish about housing market activity in the next few months at least.

Difficult market conditions haven't held these 'landmark' central London schemes back.