Forecasts
‘Downside risks’ mean that PCL property prices could post 0% growth by 2022, predicts estate agency
Or they could rise by 23% over the next five years...
Agency declares ‘a new era’ for Mayfair & St James’s, with property prices set to rise 9% by 2022
"Grosvenor Square could well become the most desirable residential address in the world", says JLL
Property agency predicts ‘a New Housing Paradigm’ with slower price growth & ‘precision’ house-building
'It may be a less exciting prospect, but it should be more sustainable and less volatile than in the recent past', says JLL
A 1% interest rate rise would cost mortgage-holders £10bn
A 1% rise 'would add £10bn to the UK's mortgage bill', says Savills, which works out at around £930 per year per mortgaged household...
London’s Development Hotspots: 18 areas set to out-perform
Knight Frank identifies key locations across the capital where best in class new-build schemes are most likely to out-perform mainstream markets
PCL prices are likely to bottom out at the end of this year, predicts Cluttons
2018 "to be a year of price falls" in Prime Central London
PCL rental growth to turn positive this year
Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker predict a 0.5% rise in prime central London rents in 2018, following a 2.1% drop last year
Five key trends for the Caribbean property market in 2018
Knight Frank surveys resort property markets in Barbados, Mustique, St Barts, the British Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas.
Prime Global Cities: Events to keep an eye on in 2018 & beyond
From trains and planes to tax reforms and electioneering...
Top-end asking prices set to drop by an average of 2% in 2018 – Rightmove
Property portal's "cautious" forecasts follow a chunky 2.6% December dip in asking prices.
London property prices are likely to drop by 3% in 2018 – Winkworth
"The fundamentals looks sound" for residential markets in 2018, says Winkworth, but the estate agency is not predicting much in the way of price rises.
Knight Frank forecasts ‘steady growth’ – with prime & London markets under-performing
Property price inflation across the UK is expected to reach 14.2% cumulatively between 2018 and 2022; prime regional markets are predicted to grow by 9.9%, with London in for a 13.1% rise.