Record deal surge ‘more of a blip than a signal of any real shift in market activity’ – LonRes

Transaction volumes were 39% below the five-year average last month, reports LonRes, but ‘key metrics suggest the prime London markets are holding up well’.

Major-league agency reports on how activity recovered in the third quarter, with exchanges rebounding by 192%.

Resi and lifestyle buyers have been picking up swathes of spectacular countryside amid the pandemic.