Back to work: How the London property market is really faring
While a move to the country may the be trend du jour, the bright lights of the capital will be turned back on in time, says Guy Meacock
Surveyors ‘remain cautious’ despite pick-up in market activity
New buyer enquiries, newly agreed sales, and new instructions have recovered since the lockdown, but surveyor sentiment is still not buoyant.
Prime activity rockets as property demand bounces back to exceed pre-lockdown levels
“The higher the value of a home, the greater the increase in supply and sales as people look to trade up,” says Zoopla’s research chief – but he warns that “this spike in demand will be short-lived”.
What buyers want now: Top town & country buying agents compare notes on post-lockdown demand trends
Two top buying agents – one focused on prime London, and one on prime country houses – reveal what is on their clients’ most-wanted lists.
Lockdown divorce spike to drive supply, predicts agency
Firm predicts a glut of marital homes will be coming up for sale in the coming months
Back to Basics: A PCL agent’s take-aways from lockdown life
The importance of home has been paramount over the last few months, writes Harry Wigram
The view from Knightsbridge: On getting back to business
Nic Pejacsevich reports from an eerily quiet Montpelier Street as buyers and sellers begin to stir…
Taking Stock: The impact of Covid-19 on the prime London sales market
The first hard data from before, during and after the lockdown period reveals how stock, price & activity levels have been affected across the prime postcodes
PCL prices prove resilient as demand recovers faster than supply
“It feels remarkably similar to the period that followed the EU referendum,” says Knight Frank’s Head of London Residential Research, Tom Bill. “It will take a while for the market to find its feet.”
The Ofsted Effect: Ranking property price premiums near ‘outstanding’ schools
Homes in catchment areas for schools ranked “Outstanding” by Ofsted tend to be more expensive, but which areas have the highest – and lowest – price premiums?
London’s new-build output to shrink ‘by 30-35%’ in 2020
Latest supply update from Savills suggests prime activity was ticking quite nicely along pre-lockdown
Fine & Country ups ad spend as market ‘gains momentum’
Focus will be on increasing the presence across digital platforms ‘to align with consumer behaviour’