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Five key themes at play in the prime property market right now, according to a buying agency
'Obviously we are mainly a buying agent but in the last week we have taken five enquiries from former clients who are considering selling'
Mortgage approvals rise again as borrowing costs ease
40% more home purchase mortgages were approved in January this year than in January 2023.
Portal predicts 10% increase in property sales this year
Zoopla's latest analysis tells of 'greater buyer confidence and more realism on pricing by sellers' - leading to more activity in the housing market.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 08, 2024
13% fewer sales were recorded across prime London’s postcodes in the first two months of this year than in the same eight-week period last year.
Tom Bill: UK housing market activity improves despite mortgage rate rises
Rate cut expectations have softened since early January, but a seasonal spring bounce is taking shape, explains Knight Frank's resi research boss.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Foxtons, Lloyds Bank, Benham & Reeves, Rightmove, Knight Frank, Rettie & more...
‘Levels of cautious optimism are rising for a more buoyant year ahead’ – Garrington
Buying agency reports 'a healthy volume of off-market property that will be launched in spring, if not sold beforehand'.
Lloyds tweaks house price forecasts, anticipating ‘more modest’ declines in 2024
'We expect house prices to fall between 2% and 4% this year,' says Britain’s biggest mortgage lender.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 07, 2024
It's still quiet out there, but deal numbers have picked up in prime London in the last week.
Tom Bill: Jobs data stands out in a blizzard of economic news
For the housing market, last week’s wage data was more significant than news of a recession, explains Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.
Scotland sees record number of homes sell for more than £1mn, despite Edinburgh slowdown
Glasgow and the West of Scotland saw strong growth in high-value property sales last year, while Edinburgh saw prime deals fall back from a 'particularly buoyant' 2022.
Ranked: The London boroughs bucking the downward property price trend
Prime Central London boroughs Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea saw property values fall sharply through 2023, but six London boroughs bucked the trend to record price growth through the year...