Sales
‘Business as usual’, reports OnTheMarket, as buyers & sellers show ‘remarkable resilience’
Over three-quarters of active buyers are confident of moving forward in the next three months, according to the portal's latest survey.
House price growth slowed further in June ‘but the fall was gentler than we have seen in previous months’ – UK HPI
The average UK house price was £287,546 in June 2023, which is £5,000 higher than 12 months ago, but £5,000 below the recent peak in November 2022.
Ranked: Britain’s strongest buyers’ Vs sellers’ markets
Bristol dominates a list of areas where homes are selling fast, says Rightmove, while London enclaves (including Knightsbridge) are the top sellers' markets.
PCL’s ‘best-in-class’ homes are still going to sealed bids
Negative sentiment has led to fewer sellers and a lack of supply across most of Prime Central London - and particularly between £5mn and £10mn, reports buying agency.
Annual house price growth at lowest rate in 11 years
Transactions have also slid, and were at their lowest level since the GFC in H1, reports Acadata.
All that glitters is not gold: James Holroyd on navigating London’s new-build property market
"'Buy in haste, repent at leisure' applies throughout the property market – but especially to new builds."
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Edinburgh house price growth turns negative for the first time in over a decade
Knight Frank expects Edinburgh's average property value to drop 10% over the next 18 months.
Sales market ‘continuing to lose ground’ while rentals remain hectic – RICS
July's survey of surveyors yields 'concerning' insights on both sales and lettings markets across the UK.
Speculation around extent of market decline ‘may have been overstated’
The market is showing 'remarkable resilience' in the face of economic headwinds, reports TwentyEA.
Half of homes sold in July had their asking price reduced
Higher mortgage rates "have acted as a wake-up call to sellers who had been on the market for some time, prompting a record share to cut their asking price," says Hamptons.
Prime London sales market slows by less than the rest of the UK
Prime Central London property prices fell 0.9% in the year to July, according to Knight Frank's last index - which was the largest drop since April 2021. Prime Outer London saw a 0.