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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
Boost for stock levels as new sellers spring into action
New listings in May were up by over 50% on the same month last year, reports HouseSimple, with notable increases seen in Chichester, Oxford and RBKC...
Ranked: The UK’s fastest-moving £1m+ markets
It currently takes an average of just 45 days for a seven-figure listing to secure a buyer in Cambridge, reports Rightmove...
Prime London estate agency looks to China for more buyers
Bayswater-based agency Kay & Co has received almost 400 enquiries from Chinese property hunters in the last three months
Unrealistic PCL buyers expecting hefty discounts across the board
There's still plenty of competition for best-in-class stock, warns buying agency, as purchasers increasingly take a long-term view...
Prime London Market Snapshot: May 2018
Spike in price reductions as more properties are offered for sale
£1m+ properties made up over 6% of Rightmove listings in March – but accounted for just 2.7% of completed sales
There's a 'demand mismatch' between recorded sales volumes and current property portal listings, says Cushman & Wakefield
Asking price reductions on the rise across southern England
Vendors being forced to accept greater discounts to achieve a sale, says Hometrack
London’s super-prime market stabilises as ‘pent-up demand’ underpins deal numbers
There's 'renewed vigour' at the very top of the market, with £10m+ pricing bottoming out at the start of this year, says Knight Frank - but values and volumes are unlikely to rise much in the short term.