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UK house price growth sticks at 1.3%
The latest official UK HPI property price inflation data tells of a 0.2% fall for house prices in September, leaving the annual change at +1.3%. London's average price dipped by 0.1% last month.
Council backlog delaying exchanges for up to six months in Camden
Agents and purchasers bemoan 'hugely frustrating' wait for land searches as town hall deals with staff shortage
HNW buyers are venturing beyond RBKC & Westminster
A flurry of £5m+ deals has put Blackfriars Road on the prime London map, as wealthy buyers look beyond London's traditional luxury postcodes
Mapped: Prime buyers are looking further afield in search of value
Prime property buyers are increasingly dividing into two camps as political uncertainty rumbles on, reports national buying agency Garrington.
The Spectator: Why London is no longer the bellwether of property prices
It certainly doesn't feel like we are living through the longest property market crash in history, writes Ross Clark in this well-informed piece for The Spectator...
Market Snapshot: The top 5% across England & Wales
"The housing market is showing a remarkable stoicism given the backdrop of unmet Brexit deadlines, 'flextensions' and a December election," says Fine & Country, although prices and volumes at the top-end…
‘Chill winds returned to the London prime property market over the summer’ but ‘there are now reasons for optimism’
"Chill winds returned to the London prime property market over the summer," says Coutts bank, although "there are now reasons for optimism regarding a potential bottoming of the market"
UK resi market facing extra-significant election impact, says private bank
The stakes for the UK property market are unusually high this time round, warns Nedbank Private Wealth, as it advises clients on the potential ramifications of each of the likely scenarios...
New-build sales rise across London while unit starts & completions slip
Molior survey shows 4,646 units started construction across the capital during Q3, below 2018's quarterly average of over 4,700 units;
Mapped: Average rental & sold prices across Prime London
Latest visual from LonRes shows the spread of average rental prices per week and sold prices per square foot during Q3 2019
Carrington on Q3: Groundhog Days
LonRes chairman William Carrington offers his take on the issues of the day - or was that yesterday?