Rightmove names 2017’s ‘best-performing’ local markets

Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.

Current new home activity "paints a fairly positive picture for development," says Knight Frank, "despite current challenges."

"I can’t see there being a mass exodus from the capital but it does look set to be much more challenging for sellers of more expensive properties in zone 1 and parts of zone 2 who are looking to sell…