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‘A corner has been turned’: Why I think the London market is set for a successful year
Significant deals are being agreed as realism about the present combines with optimism about the future, writes James Bailey
The UK average property price held steady in November, but London saw a 1% drop
Prices across the country have risen by 5.3% in the last year, according to the latest UK House Price Index; Meanwhile, in London, the number of completed house sales in September 2017 fell by 21.
Developers reluctant to take a swing in super-prime Surrey
Stock shortage predicted in St George's Hill and Wentworth as development plots fall out of favour with high-end housebuilders
Regions stay positive while London’s priciest boroughs continue to suffer
LSL/Acadata December index records double-digit annual price falls in Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Wandsworth, with Kensington & Chelsea not far behind;
‘No rush to come to market’ across the country so far this year, but Central London asking prices are on the up – Rightmove
"Key [market] metrics are broadly consistent with the same period last year", says the property portal
This is how far sales volumes have fallen in London since 2007
ONS data puts 2017 total at practically half pre-recession levels
‘Eye-watering’ reductions in London’s ‘marzipan layer’
Prices slashed on nearly half of all London homes in the £1m-2m range, with discounts of up to £900k in "extreme" cases...
Watch: LonRes & Co feat. Edward Hall of John D Wood
John D Wood's Edward Hall in discussion with LonRes' Head of Research, Marcus Dixon
Fulham is ‘repositioned as a value location’, as outer prime London price drops outpace PCL
“The prime central London market may be bottoming out," says Savills' research chief, "but we don’t expect a return to growth until there’s greater clarity regarding the Brexit process".
Stock levels slide in the prime country market as vendors ‘wait and see’
Nearly 17% fewer instructions above £2m last year...
Ranked: London’s top commuter towns
Agencies queue up to rate the least worst options for frequent rail travellers...
Charming Cheltenham top for 2017 house price growth
Halifax records annual inflation of 13% in the horsey Gloucestershire spa town, higher than any other UK town or city - and five times the national average...