Covid-19: Assessing the impact on the UK’s resi development sector
New analysis shows how the coronavirus outbreak will impact activity and supply over the coming months - and have potentially serious longer-term implications for those building the UK's new homes
Taking Stock: The impact of Covid-19 on the prime London sales market
The first hard data from before, during and after the lockdown period reveals how stock, price & activity levels have been affected across the prime postcodes
£82bn-worth of resi property deals are in ‘suspended animation’
Zoopla estimates that 50% fewer homes will be sold in 2020 than in 2019... The current rate of deals is about 10% of the usual March tally - a market more akin to late December than Springtime.
‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…
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Tom Bill: Mixed signals from housing market as political & monetary uncertainty drags
Buyers and sellers face Bank of England caution and questions about the government’s direction of travel, explains Knight Frank's head of UK residential research.
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Winkworth flags 'major reset' as market adjusts to a new reality.
Lai among senior hires as UK Sotheby’s bolsters PCL line-up
Brokerage's recruitment drive continues as top-end operators join from firms including YOUhome and Chestertons.
International demand for UK homes has dropped 10% in the last year
American interest has climbed as European demand dwindled and Middle Eastern buyer numbers dropped sharply.