Resi transactions slide 11.3% annually
HMRC's provisional seasonally-adjusted transaction count came in at 89,810 last month, down 6.4% on April and by 11.3% on May 2018
UK property prices have increased three-times as fast as earnings since 2008
The average value of a UK home has risen by 43% over the last decade, while the average wage has increased by 15% - and mortgage payments have trickled up by just 3%
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A Conservative majority is the only scenario that will lead to positive house price growth in 2020, predicts buying agent and market pundit Henry Pryor
UK resi market facing extra-significant election impact, says private bank
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Major-league luxury real estate brand sets sights on Europe & beyond; high-profile alliance with UK-based Knight Frank 'mutually concluded' after 15 years.
John D Wood & Co adds five-branch agency in SW London
Well-known firm with operations in Battersea, Balham, Fulham & Clapham joins prime agency's expanding 'family of brands'.
PCL dealmaker Harvey Cyzer on the state of play in Mayfair’s property market
The headlines may be bleak, but sales revenue at OB Private’s Mayfair office is up 228% year-on-year - so are smart buyers seeing what others aren’t?
Super-prime brokerage to rev up PCL expansion with trophy Knightsbridge base
UK Sotheby's International Realty is taking over a former McLaren showroom at One Hyde Park, hot on the heels of another marquee branch opening in Kensington.
Boutique London developer targets European expansion
Alex Macaulay's Kinland has lined up luxury schemes in Portugal & the French Alps, after delivering two sell-out projects in South London.
In Pictures: Inside an £18.5mn duplex at 60 Curzon, designed by De Rosee Sa
London & Lisbon-based studio delivers a mid-century-inspired, art-filled showstopper, as super-prime Mayfair scheme nears sellout.
Former boss of JLL Kensington joins Moveli
'Upper market' brokerage's latest signing will cover Cheltenham, the Cotswolds & London.
Berkeley unveils landmark gasholder conversion in south London
The major developer's latest project is delivering 199 new homes beside one of the UK's most iconic sporting venues
Global buyers drive $115mn bidding at luxury property auction in London
High-value villas, ranches and vineyards were among the offerings at the latest Concierge Auctions event, held last week at Sotheby's London.
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