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Brace of big-ticket country mansion deals ‘bodes well’ for prime market in 2024
Strutt & Parker has started the year with super-prime sales in Buckinghamshire & Wiltshire.
‘Commitment to move home’ hits highest level in over a year
Improving affordability is a factor, but most buyers & sellers 'just want to get on with life', reports Savills.
Ranked: Where home-sellers made the biggest profits in 2023
Homeowners who sold-up in 2023 did so for an average of £103k (48%) more than they initially paid for their home, says Hamptons, down from a record high of £113k in 2022.
Rising stock levels put the brakes on Prime London rental growth
At the end of 2023, there were 60% more properties available to let compared with a year earlier.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Savills, the ONS, Hamptons, the RICS, Foxtons, Cluttons & more...
‘Stubborn sellers rewarded’ as gap between asking and sold prices narrows
'The house price crash that so many experts said was an inevitability appears to have been averted,' says Benham and Reeves' boss, adding that 'we fully expect the market to go from strength to strength…
Mapped: Foreign entities holding English & Welsh real estate
Think tank releases interactive tool using latest government data but warns against jumping to conclusions: 'There is nothing inherently suspicious about a foreign entity holding UK real estate'
Studio PDP installs new sustainability chief
Marion Baeli has moved on from Studio PDP to join Egis Group's 10 Design. Federica Romeo Beattie has been brought in to lead the practice's sustainability drive.
Savills recruits Knight Frank’s Dubai prime resi chief to lead an ‘ambitious expansion plan’ across the Middle East
Andrew Cummings has been charged with building a 100-strong team by the end of the year.
Outlook brightens for Prime London market after ‘subdued’ end to 2023
'The long-term trend is one of stability,' says LonRes, as property agents report buyers are back out shopping...
Savills bolsters Bath team with key hire
Former buying agent Christine Penny, who set up Hamptons' resi sales office in Bath, has moved from Sotheby's International Realty to Savills.
Foxtons reports ‘a strong start to what should be a pivotal year in London lettings’
Demand and supply appear to be rebalancing to more sustainable levels.