Ranked: Britain’s fastest-moving property markets in 2024
OnTheMarket's new index reveals that homes listed for sale in Prime Central London are taking twice as long, on average, to secure a buyer as in Plymouth or Newcastle.
Industry Reactions: House prices rise for a fourth consecutive month
Official data suggests property values have increased by an average of 2.7% in the last year - but transaction volumes are dramatically lower than in previous years.
Home-buyers turn to short-term finance to save sales chains
Growth in bridging loans 'seems to be fuelled by the urgent need to prevent chain breaks in property transactions,' say lenders.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 32, 2024
A third fewer sales were agreed across London's prime postcodes last week compared to the same period last year, but more homes went under offer, and a relative flurry of new instructions hit the market.
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Lai among senior hires as UK Sotheby’s bolsters PCL line-up
Brokerage's recruitment drive continues as top-end operators join from firms including YOUhome and Chestertons.
‘Absolutely brutal pricing’ now the only way to get activity, says top PCL agent
Winkworth flags 'major reset' as market adjusts to a new reality.
£23.5mn price tag for SHH-designed Little Venice villa
In Pictures: Grade II listed specimen has been fully reworked and kitted out with a subterranean wellness complex.
Buying agency Black Brick boosts team with trio of hires
Former Prime Purchase director Alex Oliver is among three new additions to the firm’s London-based operation.
Park Lord brings in ex-JLL & Foxtons duo
Sebastian Born and Alexi Earl join Joshua Marks' Mayfair-based brokerage.
Savills shifts £180mn of super-prime new-builds in Q1
Run of deals, including a number above £30mn, 'confirms London’s enduring appeal among UHNWIs', the agency said.
Knight Frank launches new investor advisory offering as buy-to-let landscape shifts
Agency hosts panel discussion to debut new team, with discussions focusing on landlord caution, regulatory pressure - and where investors are still finding opportunities.
Nobu plots first rural retreat with branded residences in Rutland
Luxury hospitality brand teams up with 185-acre English country estate for hotel, members club and residential concept.
The London Broker signs high-profile ex-Sotheby’s director
Lee Koffman joins expanding platform after more than 30 years in prime London agency, becoming TLB’s first broker hire since Harding Green deal.
Big-ticket London home sales slide by over a third as caution returns
Latest data: Savills says wealthy buyers are retreating towards the capital’s traditional golden postcodes, with geopolitical jitters weighing on activity.
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Prime London rents climbed ahead of May’s Renters’ Rights rule changes
'Rental growth is being driven by a tightening supply backdrop,' says Knight Frank, adding: 'The Renters’ Rights Act is accelerating this.'
Off-plan sales sink to lowest level since 2013
Housebuilders managed to sell only 33% of new homes before construction completed last year.
Upper-end agency expands to the Isle of Man
Fine & Country aims to become 'the leading name in prime real estate' on the tax-light island.
Rightmove ramps up tech updates as revenue climbs further
Property portal just delivered its 'highest-ever number of monthly product releases' as it zeroes-in on AI.
£16mn townhouse sets new benchmark on Prince Albert Road
8,000 sq ft home overlooking Regent’s Park came with a 'spectacular' private leisure complex.