Forecasts
Mortgage lending set to ‘return to more stable levels of activity’ after 2021’s surge – UK Finance
"The outlook for the housing and mortgage markets over the next two years is for a return to more stable, balanced picture following the upheavals of the last two years," predicts banking trade body UK …
‘My advice to anyone thinking of exiting the London market is to do so ASAP’, says Cluttons resi boss
"We could see prices drop as much as 10%" next year, warns James Hyman, head of residential at estate agency Cluttons, as he shares his predictions for London's property market in 2022.
‘Next year will see super-prime return with a bang’ & other property market predictions from a top buying agent
Edward Heaton, founder and managing partner of buying agency Heaton & Partners, shares his top property market predictions for the year ahead.
‘Balance will be restored’: Key trends for international luxury property markets in 2022
“After a record-breaking year in luxury real estate, we anticipate that some balance will be restored to the market,” says Luxury Portfolio International after surveying nearly 5,000 affluent consumers. “T
Martin Bikhit: International buyers are set to take London’s housing market by storm
The capital’s housing market has the potential to explode come the start of 2022, says the BHHS London MD…
Country home renaissance to continue in 2022, predicts Jackson-Stops
National estate agency predicts 3% growth for average UK property prices, with prime country houses set to out-perform at +5%.
RBKC to lead PCL market rally in 2022, predicts Winkworth
100-branch agency expects the Prime Central London market to comfortably outperform the rest of the UK next year
Rightmove predicts 5% growth for UK house prices in 2022; 3% in London
The housing market is likely to move at a "less frantic pace" in 2022 compared to the last 18 months, says Britain's biggest property portal.
UK house prices to rise 20% in the next five years, predicts JLL
Property price inflation "will be driven by mortgaged households who have seen high wage growth, housing equity growth over the past decade and can now also access historically low mortgage rates," says…
Global real estate bounce ‘will extend into 2022’, predict economists
But Oxford Economics expects real estate returns to "temper considerably" by 2026, "falling well below their historical trend".
Rents to rise c.20% in the next five years, predicts Savills
Build-to-rent investors are primed to fill a widening supply gap in the lettings market, says Savills, as it predicts strong growth for most prime and mainstream rental markets.
‘Far less frenzied’: Buying agency reports a ‘wind of change in the air’ for the property market
The property market is "far less frenzied" than it has been over the last year, says national buying agency Garrington, although prices continue to rise and buying activity continues to be "robust"