Location: United Kingdom
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 12, 2026
Last week's tally of agreed sales was 49% lower than in the same seven-day period in 2025.
Tom Bill: Mortgage costs rise as Bank of England risks fighting wrong inflation war
As upwards pressure grows on borrowing costs, there are questions over whether the Bank of England’s hawkish posture is sustainable, explains Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.
Official Data: London property prices fell for a sixth consecutive month in January
Industry Reactions: The latest UK House Price Index reveals slowing growth across UK regions.
Prime London sales activity drops by nearly a third
Fresh analysis of Land Registry data reveals just three prime London postcode districts saw transaction numbers increase through the second half of 2025.
Government confirms major changes for housebuilders & home owners with new Future Homes Standard
New rules come into force next year, promising to phase out fossil fuels in English homes.
Where next for Europe’s branded residential sector?
Scheme numbers set to more than double by 2032 as brands ramp up expansion - but growth is being outpaced globally, new analysis shows.
Sims Hilditch recruits former Linley interior design head
Tom Carpenter joins to lead the high-end firm’s London studio.
‘State of the art’ Kensington townhouse with high-level heritage seeks £16.75mn
This Victorian home raised the game with one of the world's first hydraulic passenger lifts.
Top-end developer tackles buyer uncertainty with pre-purchase advisory service
New offering from Landmass aims to help buyers make 'informed decisions' and accelerate transactions.
Buying agency reports ‘deals being agreed at levels that would have been simply dismissed six months ago’
Garrington says it is seeing 'sellers recalibrate as the realities of a more competitive landscape set in.'
FT: Meet the TikTok realtors selling £20mn mansions on their socials
The Financial Times profiles eight super-prime dealmakers using social media to build business.
Government awards £6.9mn contract to build AI planning decisions tool
MHCLG says initial goal is to halve decision times, with a long-term vision of near-instant decisions for simple applications.