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‘Another clear sign that it will be a challenging year for the housing market’: Industry reactions to the latest BoE mortgage data
Prime property insiders offer their take on new Bank of England data, highlighting a steep drop-off in mortgage lending at the end of last year - featuring Savills, Knight Frank, SPF Private Clients and…
Prime country houses prices tipped to remain 20-25% above pre-pandemic levels
'Much of the froth has now come out of the market and buyers are generally more measured in their approach, especially with regard to values,' says buying agency Heaton & Partners.
National market snapshot: Key indicators
What do 2022's vital stats tell us about the future direction of the market?
Prime London sales market defies gloomy predictions with strong start to the year
'A double-digit price fall does not exactly feel imminent', says Knight Frank, after recording some encouragingly high activity levels given the circumstances...
‘Slow burn’ start for mainstream market in 2023, as buyers hold back – Zoopla
Property portal expects a ‘cautious mood’ to continue in the housing market until Easter.
Saul Empson: What the Dickens is going on in the prime property market?
If we all stopped in our tracks every time the papers rang a bell to call the onset of the next property crash, none of us would have bought homes since 1998, says buying agent Saul Empson...
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 Oxford Economics, HMRC, Knight Frank, Dexters, Savills, Knight Frank & more...
‘It’s a cash buyers’ market’: Rising mortgage costs boost cash buyers
Hamptons has noticed a significant increase in the proportion of mortgage-free home-buyers so far this year, while Jackson-Stops has identified where cash buyers are making the biggest savings.
‘There is still room for growth’ for PCL property prices, following record-breaking year for £5mn+ deals
More than 50 London neighbourhoods saw some buying activity above £5mn in 2022, says Savills - but the firm still expects traditional Prime Central postcodes to outperform in price growth terms in the…
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh: Key trends to watch in the prime country house market this year
Following an unprecedented run in 2020 and 2021, the high-end country house market appears to be holding up well, with buyer registrations still tracking above pre-pandemic levels.
Official data shows ‘slightly weaker’ property sales market in December
Transaction volumes remain slightly above pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest (provisional) HMRC count.
Keir Waddell: Five PCL developments that will define five trends in 2023
Strutt & Parker's London new homes sales chief reflects on the big themes to emerge in the prime development sector lately, and the projects currently setting the tone in the luxury market...