Country Property News
‘We may be hitting a high plateau’, says Savills, as £1m+ sales jump
There's been a "rebalancing of the market between London and the country", says Savills, as the capital lags a sharp increase in £1m+ sales across the UK.
Property searches surge in smaller communities as country escape continues
Country towns and villages are seeing a much bigger rise in property searches than major cities, reports Rightmove
Rents rise in the prime commuter belt but fall in London, as tenants ‘make real lifestyle changes as a result of Covid-19’
Savills has revised its prime rental price forecasts. Prime London rents are now expected to fall by 3% this year, with inflation of +7.6% over the next five years
Prime property prices outside London top pre-crash peak
Average prime values outside of London have climbed beyond their 2007 peak for the first time, says Savills, and now sit some 1.4% above their pre-crash high.
Market Snapshot: Scotland’s £1m+ market has ‘picked up where it left off’, driven by a country house revival
Edinburgh usually dominates the Scottish prime market, but more rural locations have stepped up since the Spring Coronavirus lockdown was eased.
Historic Hampshire estate seeks £18m+
Jane Austen was a frequent visitor to Ashe Park, which is now on the market via Savills.
‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…
In Pictures: Rightmove’s five most-viewed homes of the Summer
August's most popular property listings included an Essex mansion, a Cornish recording studio and a "Grand Lodge" in Staffordshire.
Running out of the gates: On the rush to the country & the hollowing out of a great city
"One would have thought the very city itself was running out of the gates”, wrote Daniel Defoe of London in 1665.
Sprawling & stately Northamptonshire renovation project seeks £10m
Large parts of the historic Lilford Hall Estate have not been lived in for half a century.
Legendary diamond smuggler’s country mansion offered for £18.5m
In Pictures: The magnificent West Woodyates estate in Dorset was once owned by political patriarch Thomas 'Diamond’ Pitt. It's up for sale for the first time since 1929, sporting an £18.5m asking price.
Stretched Commuting: Will the commuter belt ever look the same again?
Covid-19 has changed the way many people view their daily commute, prompting some to look further afield for their next home