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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...
Asking price growth moves ‘tentatively’ back into positive territory – Rightmove
Rightmove flags 'several signs of growing market momentum' as property prices and sales activity rise.
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 LonRes, Investec, the ONS, Chesterton, Savills, Hamptons & more...
Talking Heads: What’s driving Chinese demand for UK property in 2024?
As we enter the Year of the Dragon, ten prime resi insiders share insights into what's attracting China's wealthy citizens to homes and property investments here in the UK.
There are signs of green shoots in the prime London housing market – LonRes
More offers are being agreed and new instructions are on the rise, but achieved prices have seen the largest annual fall in almost five years.