House prices likely to drop 3% by the end of the year – EY
Property prices are set to fall further this year before recovering by 2-3% in 2021, suggests Dr Howard Archer, Chief Economic Advisor to the EY ITEM Club.
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.
Top-end prime London prices have fallen by 16% since last year
The average £2m+ price paid in prime London in the first half of this year was £3.9m; that's 16% less than a year earlier
London house prices ‘show return to health for the first time in three years’
Property prices in UK cities have risen by an average of 2.9% in the last year, reports Zoopla; the number of London postcodes recording price falls has dropped from 82% last year to 23% in October.
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Knight Frank cuts UK house price forecasts again
The outlook is not rosy for either prime or mainstream markets this year, but the property consultancy senses a 'change in political direction' before 2030.
UK Sotheby’s shrugs off market slowdown as Q1 sales hit £598mn
Top-end brokerage reports 'strong' start to 2026 with £1bn of property under offer, £4.15bn of stock on the market and 3,500 new registered buyers over £2mn.
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Agents describe the eight-acre estate as the 'Crown Jewel of Los Angeles'.
Nuhu-designed penthouse at Stirling’s Carlton Gardens scheme hits the market
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Chestertons & Aston Chase owner buys another London agency
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Mapped: How prices & rents have shifted across London’s top neighbourhoods so far this year
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Required Reading: The Renters’ Rights Act is (nearly) here
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