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A View from Russia: Are we seeing a bounceback in Prime Central London?
There may be less showmanship these days, but Russian buyers are still a major force in the market, reports Alisa Zotimova
‘Positive signs’ & a turn up in London as the Autumn sales market kicks in – Rightmove
Asking prices and activity are rising in the capital's higher-value brackets
UK housing market flatlines as transactions sink to five-year low
Prices hold steady for the third month in a row, while sales volumes weaken to lowest level seen since 2013, says LSL & Acadata
Buyers holding fire could be caught out by a ‘relief rally’, warns agency
Fears around a no-deal Brexit are overblown and those looking to 'time' the London market are playing a difficult game with all this pent-up demand around, says Black Brick
‘Sales trends are stabilising in London’, say surveyors
Regional market performances are likely to continue to diverge, says the RICS, as the Birth outpaces the South
How do Ofsted ratings correlate with London house prices?
Property prices rise by an average of £87k for every 10% increase in the number of 'Outstanding' schools in a borough, according to new study;
Why London property prices are falling: An economic primer in five charts
Five charts that help to explain some of the key factors behind London's falling house prices, explored by Geoff Meen, Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Reading
Luxury new-build oversupply fears are ‘overblown’ – Savills
Falling starts, phased completions and stable sales volumes should mitigate the build-up of new homes under construction in London's prime market, predicts agency
Education, Education, Education: Schooling drives £2bn investment in prime London’s housing market each year
Knight Frank and Keystone Tutors get to the bottom of one of the biggest drivers in the resi market
Sales volumes pick up in Prime Central London
9% more £2m+ deals were done in RBKC and Westminster boroughs in the year to April compared to the previous 12 months, reports Knight Frank
House prices near top state schools have risen by 15% more than surrounding areas in the last five years
RANKED: Top state schools with the highest rates of local property price inflation
Cluttons predicts a return to positive growth in Prime Central London next year
But PCL price inflation will be less than a third of that seen in Greater London and across the UK over the next five years