‘Cold snap freezes housing market’, declare surveyors
RICS’ latest monthly survey delivers its weakest near-term sales expectation reading since it started, in 1999
New-build discounts & dollar buyers: PCL market trends to watch in 2019
2019 will be ‘a year like no other’, says Mayfair agency Black Brick, as it picks four key themes to look out for in the 12 months ahead…
CBRE predicts 1.8% house price inflation this year & a 40% chance of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
UK property prices ‘are approaching the limit that current incomes and credit conditions can support’, says CBRE, and ‘there is little to suggest a rebound in sales volumes’.
Savills’ top cross-sector property investment picks for 2019
Researchers expect five-year capital growth across residential, commercial and rural real estate sectors to come in at just 30% as ‘investors zero in on the fundamentals of supply and demand’
‘Needs-driven purchases will be the order of the day’ in Prime Central London this year
Marylebone is ‘increasingly becoming the hub of PCL’ says Beauchamp Estates chief Gary Hersham, as he looks back at an ‘extremely volatile’ 2018, and forward to a year of ‘needs-driven’ deals and a return of North American buyers to London…
The 18-Year View: Beyond-Brexit factors affecting PCL’s current property market cycle
Prime Central London’s market works on an 18-year cycle, says leading luxury property developer Charlie Baxter – as he predicts a post-Brexit surge, and that residential prices have a 40% climb in them before this cycle ends in 2026
Talking Heads: Prime country market trends & observations
Specialist prime country market experts Jess Simpson, Ed Heaton, James Mackenzie, Robin Gould & Harry Gladwin fill us in on what’s really been happening on the ground over the last 12 months, and the themes we should be keeping an eye out for in the year ahead…
Sales volumes to take ‘short-term hit’ in Q1 – Sotheby’s
UK arm of global real estate network joins others in forecasting a very slow start to 2019; US interest expected to prove a major driver as currency advantage translates into big savings…
Sales volumes to fall off by another 5% next year – RICS
Downbeat forecast from the Institute suggests 2019 could be a good one to take that sabbatical
‘If a Corbyn-led government is returned at the next General Election, I’m out of here too’
2018 has been a mixed bag for property with differing fortunes across the price ranges, and there are many obstacles to wade through before positive sentiment returns, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn…
Most letting agents think rents will rise in 2019
Two-thirds of ARLA agents are forecasting positive rental price growth for next year – but nearly three quarters expect landlord numbers to dwindle
London house prices have another 10% to fall – Cluttons
Core Central London areas have already seen declines of 20-25%, says latest agency to predict the future