Surveyors reiterate call for Stamp Duty holiday following lockdown market ‘collapse’
RICS' measure of new residential property instructions fell to its lowest level on record in April (since at least April 1999). Prices are likely to take nearly a year to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, say surveyors...
Surveyors warn of a ‘boom followed by a bust’ as the property market continues to rally
Housing market activity continued to 'gain momentum' in July, reports the RICS, but most surveyors 'do not expect this impetus to continue' for more than a few months...
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Post-lockdown property market bounce ‘may quickly run out of steam’, warns the RICS
Sales activity has "rallied noticeably" since May, report surveyors.
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Under offers piled up as the lockdown halted prime London’s property market recovery
Nearly a third (30%) more London homes were marked as "under offer" at the end of March compared to the same time a year ago, according to LonRes data mined buy Coutts bank, as deals piled up under the…
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Prime London property market heading for ‘worst year since Covid’
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RBKC signs off on £10bn Earls Court scheme
Decision completes dual-borough backing for the transformation of central London's biggest cleared development site.
Agency lists 1/8th share of Mayfair penthouse for £1.05mn
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Behind the Schemes: Top architect designs his own family home in North London
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1720s Bloomsbury gem with A-list fashion pedigree hits the rental market
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Country house market set for ‘buoyant’ start to 2026 following ‘record-breaking’ December
Buyer & seller confidence is 'really returning across the market,' says Strutt & Parker's Oliver Custance Baker.
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