Sales
Property transactions nudged up by 0.8% in May
Deal numbers are still down compared to last year, though
Central London new-build deals bounce back in Q1, but it’s still a ‘challenging sales environment’
Central London's development sales market 'remains slower than developers would like', says JLL
Investors are pulling back from prime London
Needs-based buyers increasingly driving demand in the capital, reports Knight Frank
Prices hold steady across England & Wales but no spring bounce for sales volumes – LSL & Acadata
Annual rate of house price growth rises across England & Wales for the first time in a year, but transaction levels are 6% down on last year
‘Particularly strong’ month for UK’s resi auction market
£357m raised in May, reports EIG, with total lots offered and sold both up...
Prime London’s sales market in eight charts
Some London markets have stabilised or even returned to modest growth, says Chestertons - although the estate agency is forecasting 0% price growth for prime London property this year
Property market shows ‘a few signs of life’ but remains flat – RICS
'Activity indicators still point to little impetus,' say surveyors
House price inflation slows to 3.9% – UK HPI
London's average property price increased by 2.4% in April - but the annual change is just 1%
West London development hotspot makes list of international luxury enclaves to watch
Christie's International Real Estate picks out White City as one of its 15 "luxury gems on the rise" alongside under-the-radar neighbourhoods in LA, Lisbon, Sydney and Montreal...
Market Snapshot: Notting Hill
"Sellers increasingly understand that we are in a new norm"
Affordability and taxes take toll on London market liquidity
On a street of 100 properties, an average of just over three were sold in the capital last year - the lowest proportion of any region in England and Wales...
Home-mover activity ‘begins to stagnate’
The number of home movers has dropped by 42% since 2007, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association