Main image: Mortgage approvals (seasonally adjusted figuires via the Bank of England)
Mortgage approvals dipped in November – BoE data
Lending activity faltered only slightly in the Autumn Budget month.
Mortgage approvals dipped further in August – BoE
August saw net mortgage approvals for house purchases fall to the lowest level since February.
Industry Reactions: BoE data reveal another rise in mortgage lending
'The market appears to be back on track,' says one property portal boss.
Mortgage approvals rose again in October – BoE
'The mortgage sector is set for an extremely busy end to 2024 and an explosive start to 2025,' declares Alexander Hall chief Richard Merrett, in response to the latest Bank of England data.
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Shaw takes the helm at Savills
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Pre-Christmas launch pays off in St John’s Wood
£15.95mn mansion sold in just 14 days ahead of the festive break.
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Non-dom exits, international bargain hunters and a raft of trophy listings reshaped the £15m-plus sector over the last 12 months, reports Beauchamp Estates,
CLS to sell off major SW London development site
Deal tees up another notable resi play for acquisitive developer.
US ultra-luxury market ‘white-hot’ as $100mn-plus deals boom
For the first time on record, every one of the top-10 American home sales in 2025 breached the $100mn mark - in stark contrast with London.
Carter Jonas boosts turnover to £94mn
Longstanding property firm updates on 2025 performance and five-year strategy.
PCL homes have lost a quarter of their value since 2014
But the pace of price declines eased across prime markets in the closing months of 2025, reports Savills, with signs that country houses in particular are 'starting to bottom out'.
UK’s biggest estate agency groups commits to Zoopla for five years
Owner of Hamptons and John D Wood signs new property portal contract.
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