Location: United Kingdom
How did different parts of the UK property market perform as rates surged?
Cash buyers had the advantage as rates increased 14 times between November 2021 and August 2023, but the tempo in resi markets is largely set by leveraged buyers, notes Knight Frank.
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 Knight Frank, Rightmove, Nationwide, Hamptons, HMRC, Foxtons, TwentyCi & more...
Agency reports 80% jump in London corporate relocation activity
Hamptons recently hosted an event for London's top relo agents, highlighting a significant increase in senior exec moves, as well as budgets, in the last year.
Pubs are the most important local lifestyle amenity for three-quarters of househunters, suggests survey
Home buyers are 'yearning for the high streets of old', concludes Jackson-Stops after quizzing 3,000 customers.
BoE heralds ‘optimism’ as mortgage lending picks up
Mortgage lending has hit the highest level since November 2022.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi's regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Ranked: Which London parks attract the highest property price premiums?
A home near one of London's main green spaces sells for an average of 53% more than the wider borough average, suggests research by Foxtons.
Green light for Westferry Printworks regen, again
Third time lucky for media tycoon's huge resi-led regeneration project in East London.
PCL trophy homes renting for up to £1.3mn per year as wealthy buyers take pause
Concerns around Labour's tax policies are driving a luxury lettings boom in the capital's top neighbourhoods, reports Beauchamp Estates.
Sales launch at Zone One’s tallest resi tower
Agents CBRE and Strutt & Parker have joined the teamsheet at River Park Tower, next-door to London's Park Hyatt branded residences in Nine Elms.
Treat ‘off-market’ with caution, warns top buying agency
'As we enter the autumn market, many of the properties launching online are those which have been quietly marketed during the spring and summer months and have failed to sell,' says Eccord boss Jo Eccles.
Bring Back Beauty: Think tank ‘makes the urgent case for beauty to be at the heart of Labour’s planning reforms’
A pair of reports from Policy Exchange call for a return to conservative reform ideas, and have the backing of former Labour MP Jon Cruddas.