First-time buyers outpace home-movers for the first time since 1995

Before the pandemic, only around one in 20 Chinese and Hong Kong home-buyers used to look for a home in England's Home Counties; now it's nearer one in five, according to a new study.

The average property price in London has fallen by 4.4% in the last year, according to May's official UK House Price Index; that's the most negative rate since August 2009

“The prime central London market may be bottoming out," says Savills' research chief, "but we don’t expect a return to growth until there’s greater clarity regarding the Brexit process".