Homeowners bullish on house price prospects
Three-quarters of respondents to Knight Frank’s latest sentiment survey believe the value of their home will increase within the next year, up from around half in February.
H1 sales revenues topped 2020 total, reports Winkworth
The Plc is confident that its results will exceed market expectations after an ‘exceptionally strong’ few months.
Most buyers & sellers expect to move within three months – OTM
84% of property sellers expect to sell their home within the next 90 days, according to the inaugural OnTheMarket Sentiment Index, while 75.5% of buyers expect to find their next home within the same timeframe.
Heatmapped: Runaway regional markets drive highest house price inflation since 2005
‘Any slowing of price rises in the period of March to May because of the initial expected end of the stamp duty holiday has been short-lived’, reports Acadata.
Guy Meacock: London is really hitting its stride now
The capital has played second fiddle to the country market over the last year – but is now showing the sort of resilience that surprised us all post-GFC.
What the first week post-SDLT holiday tells us
Data from the first week following the end of the full stamp duty holiday suggests the market will quickly regain momentum, writes Tom Bill – but the lack of supply remains a problem…
House prices likely to rise further as supply falls again – RICS
Faltering supply continues to underpin house price inflation across the UK, reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Asian buyers to dominate London’s luxury market – Northacre CEO
Niccolò Barattieri is hoping international buyers will return to the capital in Q4
SDLT holiday ‘has had no noteworthy effect on the more expensive postcodes’ – John D Wood
While many areas saw record transaction levels ahead of the tax deadline, volumes were no different to previous years in RBKC, reports the agency.
Knight Frank reports record deal volumes amid tax deadline frenzy
The agency carried out the highest number of UK transactions on record last month, but is now expecting a ‘return to normality’…
Agency bosses praise ‘perfectly timed’ Stamp Duty holiday
“The stamp duty holiday was perfectly timed to enable more people to improve their set up by moving,” says Marsh & Parsons. But Knight Frank warns that the temporary tax break has “distorted activity and put upwards pressure on prices.”