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UK housing market ‘performing quite well’, despite static prices and depressed sales volumes
Mortgage approvals have risen slightly, new buyer enquiries have edged up, and first time buyers are active, note LSL & Acadata, but prices are still falling in real terms across England & Wales...
Autumn sales market bounce ‘could be missed altogether’ as buyers continue to hesitate
Asking prices fail to rise in September for the first time in eight years, reports Rightmove
Agent over-valuations ‘derail’ property sales, warns portal
Over-valued homes in London take an average of two months longer to sell than a fairly-priced comparable, says Zoopla
May The Force Be With You: On political turmoil & the autumn market
It is now clear that London’s autumn market will be entirely dominated by political interference, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson - and vendors are likely to remain extremely cautious about listing…
‘Ominous’ signs for the lettings market as the ‘never-ending Brexit saga’ curbs sales – RICS
There's a "consistent imbalance" between tenant demand and rental supply, warn surveyors, while Brexit-based uncertainty is continuing to thwart activity in the sales market
Is now the right time to buy in London?
There's been "no crash, no fire sales and no mass exodus from London", despite three years of catastrophising by "so-called 'experts'", writes Islay Robinson, CEO of global mortgage firm Enness.
Property market stalls on Friday 13th as homebuyers get the heebie jeebies
Completions typically tank by 40% whenever the dreaded date comes round, according to new analysis of Land Registry data
Price corrections boost prime London buying activity
Cluttons saw a 30% jump in new buyer enquiries from Q1 to Q2 this year - but has downgraded its price forecasts in Prime Central London
Property transactions in Kensington & Chelsea have tumbled by 42% since the EU Referendum
London's prime boroughs have been hardest hit by a dramatic fall in property sales since June 2016
Price declines moderate in PCL as supply & demand diverge
Sales Market Snapshot: 29% more new prospective buyers registered with Knight Frank in Prime Central London in the first half of this year, while the number of new £1m+ listings fell by 25%
Record month for Chestertons as PCL activity levels ‘leap’
One of London's biggest estate agencies has just had its best August on record, but both sales and lettings teams are having to put the work in to get deals over the line...
Watch: Property price inflation in key UK cities since 1995
The average UK house price has risen by 318% since 1995, with some locations out- or under-performing that to a quite significant degree...