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London’s runaway top-end market falters
But a surge in under-offers could see a bounce-back in Q2.
Top US broker warns UK property market is ‘sailing into the eye of the storm’
Ryan Serhant thinks values could tank by 20% as the market adjusts to higher mortgage rates - but industry folk in the UK vehemently disagree...
Currency Matters: Timing is everything, but the message is still the same
The only real difference between financial markets and real estate is liquidity, explains David Huggett.
May & June will be defining months in the 2023 market
Buying agents Richard & Sophie Rogerson on navigating a new normal in Prime London...
PCL sales tumble by a fifth – but ‘taking a longer-term view shows a different picture’
JLL's Prime Central London index for Q1 2023 tells of a 4.3% annual decline in achieved sold prices, and a 5.5% increase in achieved rents.
Housing market green shoots increasingly evident – OnTheMarket
Medium-term confidence increased amongst buyers & sellers in March, although far fewer properties are selling in the 'magic' 30-day window.
St John’s Wood property agency chalks up £50mn American deal-run
Aston Chase recently sold six big-ticket North London homes to wealthy American families, as dollar-toting buyers took advantage of currency discounts.
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 Chestertons, RICS, Rightmove, CBRE, Savills & more...
Property market ‘remains downbeat overall’ – RICS
Surveyors expect the weak sales market to continue for 'a while longer', before more stability returns.
Agreed sales tally recovers to pre-pandemic levels
Rightmove's latest data points to a return to some kind of normalcy for the property market...
Farmland values hit record high as investors pile in
Private and institutional investors bought a third of all the farms sold in 2022 – the highest level for at least a decade - and there's no sign of demand weakening.
‘The second half of 2023 is likely to be stronger than the first’ – Hamptons
Property market metrics are moving back towards 2019 levels, says up-market estate agency, as the latest data shows one in ten £1mn+ homes finds a buyer within a week of hitting the market.