Sales

Knight Frank handled £106mn-worth of property sales & saw a 171% jump in super-prime lettings in the area through Q3.

Survey of 12 global markets shows a 21% Q3 drop in $10mn-plus deals - led by sharper falls in New York and London - but the overall 12-month tally is still the strongest since 2021.

Chestertons says it has spotted the telltale signs that confidence is about to return.

Property portal notes 'hesitant' property market as asking prices fall and top-end sales activity falters.

Three months of Budget rumours have stalled activity in parts of the UK economy - but at the top of the property market, some have accelerated their plans before possible new measures take effect, explains…

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Chief Exec Dominic Agace compares pre-Budget uncertainty to a general election, but says activity could pick up in December and January if fiscal measures prove less severe than expected.

Surveyors report a 'notable cooling' in activity as buyers await the Autumn Budget.

Official data suggest the mainstream market is on track for +8.5% more residential transactions this year than last.

Values, new instructions and sales have all been falling, reports LonRes - but the stark comparisons say more about last year than the current state of play.

'The difference in overall housing value between inner and outer London is closer than might be expected,' says Zoopla.

Deal numbers held steady last week.