Company Tag: Benham & Reeves
Buyers & sellers ‘remain largely undeterred’ by lockdown, but half do not feel safe on physical viewings
A third national lockdown has deterred just 14% of buyers and sellers from a purchase or sale in 2021, according to a survey of over 10,000 people, with 81% planning to carry on as they planned.
Ranked: The UK’s most ‘recession-proof’ property hotspots
An estate agency has put a brave face on the UK's bleak economic outlook, suggesting that house price inflation may carry on regardless in the face of a global recession - in some locations, at least
Industry Reactions: Property sector welcomes Sunak’s Stamp Duty holiday
It'll come as no surprise that most estate agents and property developers are quite delighted with the temporary raising of the Stamp Duty threshold to £500k, as announced by the Chancellor in a "mini …
Just 2% of super-prime property listings in London are spoken for
Benham and Reeves has checked what proportion of listings are marked as sold or under offer by price bracket across prime London.
Buyer demand bounced back immediately as the property market reopened
Rightmove points to some big potential changes in the post-pandemic property market, as many people "re-appraise their housing needs".
Re-starting the housing market: Industry reactions to the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown for the property sector
It will not come as any great surprise that most in the property industry are pleased to be able to get back to work after seven weeks in lockdown.
Budget 2020: Property industry reactions to the non-resident Stamp Duty surcharge & more
It was not unexpected, but the new 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers is not particularly welcome either, say most of our prime residential property industry insiders...
Coronavirus fears are already thwarting one in six property moves, claims London estate agency
An astonishing 17% of UK home buyers and sellers told Benham & Reeves that they have already postponed a move because of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Nearly 60% of properties sold in Kensington & Chelsea last year went through at £1m or above
New analysis delves into the UK's seven-figure hotspots
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry reactions to the Conservative Party’s General Election win
The biggest Tory majority since 1987 is "a hugely comforting outcome for the wealthy", says a top buying agent, while a super-prime estate agent thinks that Boris Johnson's new government "will inevitably…
Ranked: Which UK property markets have bounced back most from the Global Financial Crisis?
Average property prices in some areas of London are now 89% higher than their pre-crash peak... Other parts of the country are still 38% below 2007's level.
Crossrail homes on track for further growth, despite delays
Crossrail delays are "yet to derail house prices", says estates agency Benham & Reeves as it forecasts 4.7% average growth for property values near Elizabeth Line stations by 2021.