Confidence amongst top-end home-movers has bounced back to where it was in early 2022
Savills has surveyed 1,200 prospective prime property buyers and sellers to see how attitudes have shifted in the last year.
What buyers want now: Top town & country buying agents compare notes on post-lockdown demand trends
Two top buying agents - one focused on prime London, and one on prime country houses - reveal what is on their clients' most-wanted lists.
PCL prices are likely to rebound next year, rising 20% by the end of 2024
Prime Central London is set to become one of the UK's strongest-performing markets, predicts Savills, flipping a trend seen since 2014.
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".
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Knightsbridge lettings head Arya Salari, capital markets specialist Eddie Thomas and lease advisory lead James Thistle step up.
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Buyer secures Dubai’s third most expensive apartment
The big-ticket off-plan deal comes amid escalating regional tensions.
Savills buys major real estate investment bank Eastdil
The deal is one of the biggest in Savills' history.
London Square launches latest SW London scheme
Hot on the heels of projects in Battersea and Brook Green, the Aldar-owned firm has debuted a 123-home development in Wimbledon.
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