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Buyers spent a record £5.2bn on PCL property last year
...but prices and stock levels both fell in the final quarter, reports JLL.
Annual house price growth dips below 8% – Acadata
December's figure of 7.8% was down from November’s 9.2%, and the peak rate of 12.9% recorded in August 2022.
Prime country market still active, but buyers now want value for money – Savills
'There is an argument for vendors to consider an earlier public market launch this year', says new boss of the agency's country department.
This is where to buy in London in 2023, according to a top buying agency
Black Brick has picked Mayfair, St John's Wood, North Ken, Acton and Herne Hill as its five locations to watch in the year ahead. Here's why...
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 Savills, Benham & Reeves, Rightmove, Knight Frank, the BoE & more...
Ranked: Britain’s property price growth hotspots
Rightmove has highlighted which areas saw the biggest surges in property asking prices through 2022, as the portal predicts a sharp slowdown in the year ahead.
Buyer demand dips in prime London, but appetite for super-prime homes grows
A drop in demand for prime property is 'hardly surprising', says the boss of estate agency Benham and Reeves - but the very top-end of the London market appears buoyant in the face of an economic downturn.
Home-buyer demand across England dropped 9% in Q4
'The pandemic-inspired property boom is being brought well and truly back down to earth,' says GetAgent after assessing the proportion of homes listed for sale that have already found a buyer.
Mortgage approvals drop to lowest level since June 2020
Fewer house purchase mortgages were approved in November 2022, as interest rates climbed.
Rightmove reports strong ‘Boxing Day bounce’ as new property listings jump 46%
'We’ve seen some promising activity and familiar patterns over the festive period this year, which are good signs for the year ahead,' says property portal.
2022 ends with a bang as top-end buyers go last-minute shopping
'It seems Christmas is no reason to slow down at the top end of the PCL market', reports LonRes MD.
Scottish country houses move back to ‘a healthy, normal market’
Knight Frank brought in 50% more Scottish country house sales instructions in November compared the five-year average.