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Proportion of international buyers in PCL hits six-year high
57% of the homes sold in London's priciest postcodes during H2 2018 went to overseas purchasers, reports Hamptons International, the highest level recorded since H2 2012;
Street Views: International buyers in Prime Central London
The proportion of overseas purchasers in PCL is at a six-year high, according to new research out today, accounting for over half of the homes sold in the capital's top postcodes.
‘Buyer affordability is on the rise at the fastest rate in nearly eight years’ – Rightmove
The UK's average asking price tickled up by just 0.2% in the last year, reports Rightmove, with three out of four Southern regions seeing negative growth.
Ranked: Britain’s fastest & slowest areas for property price inflation in 2018
The Forest of Dean saw average prices rise by 11% last year, according to official statistics, while the City of London saw prices drop by 7.1%...
Surveyors record ‘a slow start to the year’ as supply, demand & deals continue to dwindle
Surveyors 'sense little prospect of a turnaround' in the short-term, says the RICS, 'as concerns over the potential impact of Brexit, alongside affordability constraints continue to cause buyers and sellers…
Mapped: Achieved prices across Prime London
Latest visual from LonRes shows the spread of rental and sales values across PCL, Prime London & Prime Fringe in 2018...
The time is ripe for agents to overvalue; don’t heed the hype
With so few sales going through, it's no wonder that agents are prepared to ‘play the game’ to win the business - but the truth will ultimately out, says Giles Barrett...
Property price growth sinks to its lowest level in over five years – UK HPI
London's average house price fell by 0.6% in 2018, according to official data.
Carrington on Q4: Gauging the tipping point
Assuming a discount of about 20% against house prices at their peak, in 2014, the £2.
Brexit uncertainty weighs heavy on Prime London as vendors and buyers ‘withdraw from the market’
LonRes records further declines in transactions, instructions and prices, but notes a boost in the number of homes going under offer;
Government firms up plans to raise stamp duty for overseas buyers
UPDATED: Consultation launches on proposed new 1% surcharge for non-UK residents
High-rolling US buyers make their move on Prime Central London
Agency reports fresh influx of Stateside interest in the capital's priciest neighbourhoods as Brexit deadline approaches