Location: United Kingdom
London agency reports ‘false lull’ in August after record-breaking July
‘There should be enough momentum to sustain a healthy level of sales activity until the end of the year’, says 31-branch Chestertons.
Transaction numbers likely to end the year 15% down, predicts Knight Frank
"This does not feel like a re-run of 2008/09 for the UK property market," says Knight Frank, as it forecasts minimal property price drops against a complex economic backdrop.
Sale agreed on £8m Little Venice townhouse with rock star creds
Grade II listed semi on Blomfield Road was reportedly bought by Noel Gallagher in 2010 for £8m.
Covid driving 10% premium for private front doors, says Mayfair agency
Wetherell reports resurgence in demand for properties with their own access.
Historic Hampshire estate seeks £18m+
Jane Austen was a frequent visitor to Ashe Park, which is now on the market via Savills.
London could be given ‘partial exemption’ from new planning rules
The Prime Minister has suggested that the capital could be offered a "carve-out" from some new Permitted Development Rights.
Berkeley upbeat in post-lockdown trading update
In the first update since the passing of its influential founder and chairman, Tony Pidgley, the housebuilder has reported 'robust' sales pricing, with efficiency levels back up at around 90% of normal;
Speedy home-sales pick up as Stamp Duty holiday boosts the market
One in seven homes listed since the Stamp Duty holiday was announced in July sold within a week, says Rightmove, up from one in ten during the same time last year.
Deal Digest: Prime properties sold during the pandemic
Despite government lockdowns, and predictions of a descent into 1930s-style economic conditions, HNW buyers have continued to snap up super-prime apartments in Chelsea and Mayfair, historic mansions in…
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‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…