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Nearly 60% of properties sold in Kensington & Chelsea last year went through at £1m or above
New analysis delves into the UK's seven-figure hotspots
‘Causes for optimism’ in prime regional property markets as prices turn up
Prime property values ended 2019 0.1% higher than they started the year, says Savills, as short supply propped-up prices.
Buyers are ‘growing in confidence’ while sellers ‘still have the jitters’
Zoopla points to growing "market polarisation" as buyers and sellers take different tacks - suggesting "an opportunity for agents to bridge this gap".
EU Later: Five thoughts on Brexit Day
Prime resi insiders muse on the significance of 31.01.20, and its potential impact on prospects for the UK property market...
Bargain hunters are queueing up for deals, snaffling around for the last crumbs of the previous bear market
Enquiries have picked up noticeably following the unexpected landslide electoral victory, writes Trevor Abrahmsohn, but sellers will still need to keep their expectations in check...
Mapped: Prime London price & rental growth
Latest quarterly stats from Knight Frank show St John's Wood outperforming, with South Ken, Canary Wharf and Marylebone lagging behind...
Ranked: Britain’s fastest & slowest places to sell a home
It took the average vendor 256 days to sell their property in 2019 (from first listing online to sale completion as marked by the Land Registry), although there were wide variations between different locations;
‘A positive close to the year as confidence returns to the housing market’ – NAEA
Another market report tells of improved activity in the wake of December's General Election.
Election ‘bounce’ sends top-end prices soaring in PCL
Average house prices in the top decile were up by a 'staggering' 109.3% over the final quarter, reports London Central Portfolio
Twelve reasons why Prime London is ready to rebound
Fund manager-turned-PCL buying agent Fraser Slater explains why 2020 will be a pivotal year for the Prime London property market, with the scene now set for significant increases in both prices and volumes...
The number of UK home movers has risen by 13% in the last decade – but fallen sharply in London
Lloyds Bank has compared 2019's mortgage numbers with those of 2009...
Country house market activity blossoms, but prices are unlikely to rise
Knight Frank's country house team has reported its busiest opening to a year for two decades, but the firm cautions that "rising activity levels are unlikely to translate into house price inflation in…