University cities out-perform the rest of the property market
House prices in the world’s top 50 university cities grew by an average of 66% between 2009 and 2018, compared to a national average growth of 40%
Greedy fingers are wanting too big a slice of the property pie
Seasoned buying agent Simon Barnes reports on a worrying trend in the PCL market…
New buyer interest rises for the first time since November 2016
The UK property market appears to be stabilising, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
The Prime of Life: Who’s buying where and for how much?
New analysis of PCL purchases compares Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Generation Xers in terms of spend, activity and preferred locations…
Land of the Free, Land for the Many: On politics and the London property market
What with the looming Brexit deadline, George Monbiot’s radical proposals for the Labour Party, and a new starter at No.10, political interference will remain a major influence on London’s residential property market for the foreseeable future, say Richard & Sophie Rogerson…
Prime London sees a ‘surprise return of competitive bidding & even a few sealed bids’
But sentiment remains ‘fragile’ as political uncertainty continues to put the brakes on prime residential property markets, says Savills
The prime country house market remains muted, but there are signs of pent-up demand forming
Knight Frank reports the highest number of country house buyer enquiries in five years, but price growth and stock levels are not moving
British home-owners move just once every 21 years
Property inertia is highest in Kensington & Chelsea, according to Zoopla; homeowners in the Royal Borough stay put for an average of 35.5 years
Why our staff are choosing to sell their homes now
Matt Gibberd of design-led estate agency The Modern House explains why four members of the team, including himself, are choosing to sell their homes now, and offers up eight nuggets of advice for ensuring the best chance of a smooth sale…
PCL’s higher price ranges holding up as sub-£2m market suffers
Knight Frank flags up the differing fortunes of the £10m-plus and sub-£2m brackets in the capital’s prime postcodes
Online firms lose ground to high street agents
The UK’s top ten online players accounted for less than 4% of all new properties listed in the last fortnight, notes The Advisory
£1m+ property sales stall after a decade of growth
Just 1% more £1m+ homes were sold in 2018 compared to 2017, ending a ten-year run of growth that saw the number of seven-figure deals escalate by 194%