Main image: Although London sits at the bottom of the forecast with a projected 2% growth, this would mark its best performance since 2014
Prime Central London ‘has now bottomed out’ – Savills
Back to work plans are boosting demand for town and city homes, says Savills, but the country house and coastal property markets are still riding high.
‘We may be hitting a high plateau’, says Savills, as £1m+ sales jump
There's been a "rebalancing of the market between London and the country", says Savills, as the capital lags a sharp increase in £1m+ sales across the UK.
More spent on super-prime homes in London this year than last, despite the pandemic
Knight Frank reports that £1.13bn was spent on £10m+ homes in London in the first eight months of this year - 16% more than the £977.5m recorded in 2019.
Rents rise in the prime commuter belt but fall in London, as tenants ‘make real lifestyle changes as a result of Covid-19’
Savills has revised its prime rental price forecasts. Prime London rents are now expected to fall by 3% this year, with inflation of +7.6% over the next five years.
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London brokerage recruits former Savills agent to lead ‘quality-driven expansion’
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