Company Tag: Savills
Major property companies enjoy pandemic-induced revenue boom
Property PLCs including Rightmove, Savills, Foxtons, LSL, Connells, Purplebricks, OnTheMarket and Berkeley Group have seen huge increases in revenue compared to corresponding periods in both 2020 and…
‘Extremely rare’ Isle of Arran building plots brought to market
Portfolio of development sites are spread across the ridiculously picturesque island off the west coast of Scotland.
UK prime resi prices set to rise 9% this year, but PCL’s bounce ‘has been delayed’
Runaway property price growth in the regions is likely to soften from next year, predicts Savills, while Prime Central London prices are set for a sharp upwards bounce once international travel resumes.
Bumper H1 for Savills’ development land division
£1.25 billion worth of sites were transacted in the first six months of the year, 48% up on the three-year average, and there’s ‘no sign of a summer lull’
Savills posts record results as residential sales revenue doubles
Like other property PLCs, Savills' profits have surged this year. The firm's UK Residential Transaction Advisory business posted record revenue in H1, nearly doubling (+97%) compared to last year.
Prime global rents turn a corner as yields drop further
“Rental markets look set to be subdued for the rest of 2021," says Savills as its World Cities rental price index returns to positive growth, but the longer-term outlook is more positive.
‘We see nothing on the horizon that would trigger a major house price correction’ – Savills
Savills has upgraded its 2021 UK house price inflation forecast, bumping it from 4% to 9% - although the five year outlook remains largely unchanged from March's predictions, with research chief Lucian…
World cities see prime property prices rise at fastest rate since 2016
"The prime residential sector is likely to remain strong through the rest of the year," says Savills in its latest World Cities Index.
Competition heats up for sites as developers look to replenish their pipelines
Greenfield opps are in particularly high demand, sending values soaring by over 9% in the last year.
Knightsbridge flats are central London’s ‘best bargains’, with prices down 11%
"The race for space has left some central London bargains in its wake," says Knight Frank, with apartments in some Golden Postcode areas seeing average PSF prices more than 10% below their five-year average.
Busiest prime London market since 2014, with 61% more £5m+ deals than in 2019
The top-end of London residential sales market has just enjoyed its strongest first half since 2014, reports Savills, with 59% more £5m+ transactions recorded in the first six months of this year compared…
Talking Heads: Agencies react to record HMRC transaction figures
Firms including Savills, Knight Frank, Chestertons & Jackson-Stops offer their thoughts on one of the UK housing market’s biggest ever months, and what the rest of 2021 might have in store…