Forecasts
Ten reasons why the PCL market could surge in 2019
While some are forecasting significant price falls in the year ahead, equity fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater believes Q1 will mark the low point of the cycle, and precede a spirited post-Brexit…
Savills’ top cross-sector property investment picks for 2019
Researchers expect five-year capital growth across residential, commercial and rural real estate sectors to come in at just 30% as 'investors zero in on the fundamentals of supply and demand'
The 18-Year View: Beyond-Brexit factors affecting PCL’s current property market cycle
Prime Central London's market works on an 18-year cycle, says leading luxury property developer Charlie Baxter - as he predicts a post-Brexit surge, and that residential prices have a 40% climb in them…
Most letting agents think rents will rise in 2019
Two-thirds of ARLA agents are forecasting positive rental price growth for next year - but nearly three quarters expect landlord numbers to dwindle
London house prices have another 10% to fall – Cluttons
Core Central London areas have already seen declines of 20-25%, says latest agency to predict the future
Jackson-Stops foresees a ‘very slow’ start to 2019
'The government now just needs to focus on getting the best deal possible and then we as an industry need to ride the wave until a greater number of buyers and sellers feel more confident moving in the…
Strutts significantly revises down PCL price forecast
Downside risk for 2019 now put at -5% amid 'substantial economic and political uncertainty'
‘The Great Moderation’: Knight Frank predicts a convergence of price growth across global prime property markets
"More muted growth is the main story" behind Knight Frank's 2019 forecast for the world's key luxury property markets
Rightmove predicts no growth for the UK’s average property price in 2019
Property portal forecasts rising prices in the North of England, while price declines in London slow to -1%
Luxury new-builds are shaping ‘prime property hotspots of the future’
17% of £1m+ sales across England & Wales are new-builds, according to Investec Private Bank, which argues that "new-builds are redefining UK prime property sales trends," driving demand for prime homes…
Knight Frank predicts positive price growth for prime markets in 2019, but mainstream house prices are set to fall
Mainstream UK house prices are likely to be 10.3% higher by the end of 2023, says KF, while Prime Central London is set to slightly outperform, rising by 13.7%
BoE paints gloomy picture of no-deal scenario, with house prices plunging by nearly a third
UK could face worst economic slump since WWII in the event of a 'disorderly' no-deal scenario, according to the Bank of England's latest analysis;