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Agency heralds a ‘Boris Effect’ in prime London as buyers take a long-term view
"It looks like Boris [Johnson] has and will put the bounce back into the London property market", says top-end estate agent Mark Pollack
UK market polarised as price growth in southern cities sinks to seven-year low
Increases in supply are compounding the downward pressure on prices across the South, report Zoopla & Hometrack, while the opposite is true elsewhere...
Residential investment surges by 150%, despite Brexit
2018 was 'a breakthrough year' for institutional property investment in the UK, says JLL
Values dip in the PCL lettings market as supply levels rise
Having failed to sell their properties at the right price, some landlords have made a return to the lettings market, says Knight Frank
Property ‘flipping’ has fallen dramatically in the last 15 years
In 2004, over 60,000 homes were resold within 12 months; just 18,630 homes were flipped in England & Wales last year...
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
A chunky sale on Chelsea Square topped the rundown of resi transactions lodged with the Land Registry in June...
PCL transaction volumes ‘surge’ by nearly a quarter
Marked quarterly increase of 23% has been echoed anecdotally with reported increases in buyers and offers, says investment firm London Central Portfolio
Average values in some of London’s prime postcodes are falling by £180 a day – Zoopla
Hampstead, Belsize Park & Swiss Cottage have seen over £32k wiped off the average value since January, according to the portal, while Notting Hill & Holland Park continue to buck the wider trend with…
Portal names ‘best-performing’ prime postcodes
'Off-market' marketplace Vyomm analyses Land Registry data with mixed results
PCL sales volumes boosted by super-prime surge
Q2 saw the highest number of £10m+ deals in four years, reports Knight Frank, although prices across the board are down by nearly 5% annually
PwC forecasts ‘sluggish’ property price growth for the UK
UK house prices are likely to rise by a 'sluggish' 1% this year, predicts consultancy firm PwC, 'implying a 1% decline in real terms'
Knight Frank’s combined London buyer budget has reached a five-year high
Pent-up buyer demand continues to build in prime London, says Knight Frank, as it takes a closer look at the South Kensington market