Forecasts
OBR upgrades property market forecasts
The Office for Budget Responsibility is rather more bullish on house price inflation and transaction numbers than in November...
Budget 2021: Stamp Duty holiday extended to September
As expected, Chancellor Sunak has extended the Stamp Duty holiday for a few months, taking a sensible (albeit steep) tapered approach to avoid the hard cut-off that's caused so much angst over the last…
Lloyds expects house prices to fall this year
Lloyds Banking Group predicts that average property prices will fall by 3.8% by the end of 2021, with a downside risk warning of negative growth until at least 2024.
Property owners are becoming more bullish on house price growth this year
2021's property market is likely to be "less of a roller-coaster ride" than 2020, suggests Knight Frank, as the firm stands by its forecast of 0% growth for UK house prices in the year ahead.
Strutt & Parker revises property price forecasts, swinging PCL to positive growth this year
Strutt & Parker is now predicting that PCL prices will rise by up to 5% this year, having previously anticipated a drop of up to 5%...
‘British house prices will flatline this year’ – Reuters
The latest Reuters poll of property market pundits predicts 0% growth for average London and UK property prices in 2021.
9 Trends: Key resi development themes for the year ahead
The Knight Frank team shares its take on the big themes in residential property development in London for the year ahead, from the rise of homeworking and wellbeing to retail conversions and mixed-use…
Savills forecasts property price growth in most prime global cities
Of the world's major prime cities, Seoul, Berlin and Sydney are set to see the highest rates of luxury property price inflation in 2021, forecasts Savills.
Knight Frank cuts property price forecasts
The UK's average house price is set for 0% growth in 2021, predicts Knight Frank, as it trims its prime London forecasts by 1%.
Savills tips PCL resi in cross-sector investment forecasts
London 'continues to look good value in a historical and international context', says the agency in its round-up of investment themes for 2021.
PCL transactions ‘will double in 2021’ predicts top London agency
Dexters plans to open six new estate agency branches in London this year, as it forecasts strong growth in both prime sales and lettings markets.
Seven key factors that will shape the property market in 2021
Zoopla is predicting that the UK's annual rate of property price inflation will slow to just 1% next year. Here the firm explains some of the thinking behind that figure...