Sales
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
Catchment If You Can: London parents pay 15% more to live near a state school
Homes in a catchment area for one of England’s top 100 state secondary schools sell for an average of 42% more than comparable properties in neighbouring locations, says Santander
‘One in three chance’ of a London property crash – Reuters
Poll of experts indicates that the capital's property market is set for a fall
High-end bargain hunters push PCL price growth into positive territory
"Compelling" price reductions are driving deal numbers at the upper end of the PCL market, reports LCP, effectively skewing the average value...
Three UK cities still have average house prices below 2008 levels
Four cities, meanwhile, have seen their average property value increase by more than 50% in the last ten years
London remortgaging activity reaches a nine-year high
8% fewer home-mover mortgages for were agreed in Q2 this year compared to last, while 17% more home-owners refinanced their existing properties
Stamp duty revenue sinks further as transaction slump takes Government by surprise
Revenue in the four months to July fell to £3.91 billion, reflecting "lower-than-expected residential property transactions and a weaker London housing market"
Buy-to-let sector to stay muted until 2021, predicts lender
Shawbrook Bank and CEBR analyse the impact of government policy changes on the buy-to-let sector
Acquisitions firm reports big shifts in Central London as investors and overseas buyers take flight
Mayfair-based Black Brick notes that two thirds of its buyers have come from the UK in 2018, up from less than half in previous years, while all transactions have been for primary residences...
Prime new-builds grab market share in London – but over-supply is beginning to bite
New-build homes now account for nearly one in five £1m+ sales in London, says Savills, as it warns that "by 2020 the level of prime stock units on the market will reach an unprecedented high"