Main image: Becky Fatemi, MD of PCL estate agency Rokstone
Market Talk: On the spike in house prices in London
Agencies, analysts and commentators share their thoughts on the latest ONS stats, released this week, which showed the fastest price growth the capital has seen since 2016. What are the key drivers at play, and how might this stage of the cycle play out?
Awaiting Clearance: When will London’s property market take flight?
The capital's finest properties will continue to trade discreetly off-market - often in a competitive field - but wider market performance will largely depend on how quickly international buyers can set…
London’s high-end homebuyers ‘paid 12% of the stamp duty owed across England last year’
The 675 £3m+ deals recorded in the capital in 2020 generated a combined total of £368.6m in stamp duty, according to research by Enness Global.
London was the biggest super-prime sales market in the world last year
Elite buyers dropped nearly US$4bn on $10m-plus properties in the UK capital in 2020, putting it ahead of traditional rivals New York and Hong Kong in the luxury real estate stakes.
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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.
In Pictures: 121-acre Victorian Surrey estate with cricketing pedigree asks £9.85mn
Designed by George Devey, the Grade II listed Sendholme comes with its own pitch and pavilion.
Boutique agency lines up another Beaufort Gardens double building at £19.5mn
Working with Knight Frank, Maskells picks up trophy instruction near Harrods after marshalling similar sale last year.
In Pictures: $400mn LA mansion becomes world’s most expensive open-market property listing
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
Boutique agency lists 'showstopping' proposition just off the Mall for £13.9mn.
Chestertons & Aston Chase owner buys another London agency
Campions Group confirms second business acquisition in the capital this month.
Mapped: How prices & rents have shifted across London’s top neighbourhoods so far this year
Latest data shows sales values falling across most PCL areas, with sharper drops in some of the most exclusive markets.
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