Million-pound sales rocket in Northern England

Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.

Seven-figure transactions have fallen in London, but the number of £1m+ deals has surged in the North and Midlands.

"I can’t see there being a mass exodus from the capital but it does look set to be much more challenging for sellers of more expensive properties in zone 1 and parts of zone 2 who are looking to sell…