Forecasts
OBR upgrades house price forecast again
Average house prices are likely to rise by 7.4% this year, predicts the Office for Budget Responsibility, and by 15.8% over five years.
Global luxury housing boom to continue, with more subdued price growth
Knight Frank is predicting continued price rises for international luxury property markets in 2022 - although the pace of growth is likely to be significantly lower than 2021's extraordinary performance.
PCL property prices still set to rise up to 10% this year, predicts Strutt & Parker
"We expect to see a very competitive market this year," says Guy Robinson, Head of Residential at Strutt & Parker.
‘Prime residential cities are expected to remain a safe haven in 2022’ – Savills
Savills' research team is predicting another strong year for property markets in prime global cities, with Miami and Berlin set for the highest rates of price growth in 2022.
Colliers predicts a return to more normal house price growth
"Following a bit of an exodus from cities during the pandemic we saw prices in regional areas start to soar, but that will stabilise this year," predicts Colliers' Head of Residential - "although areas…
Savills’ profits run ‘very significantly ahead’ of expectations as UK prime resi proves ‘exceptionally strong’
"The UK prime residential market continued to perform exceptionally strongly through the last quarter," says Savills, "and volumes in the Prime Central London market clearly began to improve.
Lucian Cook on house price forecasts: Deciphering the messages in 2022
Savills' head of residential research reflects on how forecasters translate actions and events into numbers and trends to come up with property market predictions for the year ahead.
Tom Bill: Four things to watch for the UK property market in 2022
Knight Frank's UK resi research boss runs through the key factors that could affect the trajectory of the market over the next 12 months...
Which will be the hottest property markets of 2022?
Marylebone, Belgravia and Mayfair have seen the biggest increases in new buyer registrations in recent months, reports Knight Frank
London’s super-prime resi market to boom in 2022 as agents line up £100m mega-listings
Around half a dozen homes valued at up to £100m are due to be listed for sale in the coming months.
Four trends for Prime Central London’s property market in 2022
Harrods Estates' Head of New Developments Simon Barry, Head of Lettings Sarah McIntyre, and Residential Director Shaun Drummond share their pick of the key trends set to shape the luxury property market…