PCL market to begin recovery next year, predicts Chestertons
Agency foresees a return to growth for London's high-value locations in 2020, although further declines are on the cards for the rest of the capital...
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Property transactions to plummet by 38% this year, predicts Knight Frank, but PCL prices are set to surge in 2021
Over half-a-million property sales will be "lost" due to the Coronavirus lockdown, predicts Knight Frank, but prices are likely to "recover sharply" once restrictions are lifted.
UK prime resi prices set to rise 9% this year, but PCL’s bounce ‘has been delayed’
Runaway property price growth in the regions is likely to soften from next year, predicts Savills, while Prime Central London prices are set for a sharp upwards bounce once international travel resumes.
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.
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