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All is calm, all is bright: Post-election thoughts
There is no denying the instant relief felt by stakeholders in the prime London property market following the general election result, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson, but there are real concerns this…
Resi investors shun Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is transitioning into a place to live as well as work, says Savills; a third of buyers in the area are international, and over a third of households earn more than £100k a year.
Knight Frank predicts ‘rising momentum across all property markets’, with PCL set to out-perform
Prime Central London property prices are likely to rise by 18% over the next five years, forecasts Knight Frank, out-performing mainstream markets.
House price growth drops to the lowest level since September 2012
The latest official UK House Price Index tells of a slow property market in the run-up to the General Election.
Property market ‘hit a lull’ in November
The number of sales agreed fell to the lowest level in eight months in November, reports the NAEA. But improved political certainty "may trigger a flurry of activity."
Is the market ready for price growth?
With the Conservatives now given a mandate to take Brexit forward and promptly as promised, Cluttons' James Hyman and team give their view on the likely consequences for the residential markets across…
London posts highest monthly price rise since September 2017
'The turnaround in the direction of price movements is now becoming a more permanent feature', note LSL & Acadata
Pryor pours cold water on post-election fever
'Don't get too carried away', warns seasoned buying agent and market commentator
Millionaires’ Rows 2019: The UK’s most expensive streets
£30m+ deals on Holland Park's Ilchester Place and Knightsbridge's Princes Gate have helped propel average prices to over £17m on each, according to Lloyds Bank's annual rundown
Property market sticks in the doldrums, but surveyors are more positive about 2020
"The medium term view of the market remains surprisingly sanguine", according to the latest RICS monthly survey
Ranked: Which UK property markets have bounced back most from the Global Financial Crisis?
Average property prices in some areas of London are now 89% higher than their pre-crash peak... Other parts of the country are still 38% below 2007's level.