Forecasts

Many market-watchers expect property prices to bottom out this year. But there's an even bigger than usual caveat to all the predictions...

As rents continue to rise, Rightmove has flagged stretched affordability, the Renter’s Reform Bill and a balancing act for landlords as the key trends to monitor in the year ahead.

Oxford Economics believes house prices across Europe will have seen a peak to-trough decline of around 3% before things turn up.

'There will be significant opportunity – especially in the commercial and residential spaces – for investors to buy at the bottom of the market,' says Savills, as the property firm shares its forecasts…

Values & volumes in the £15mn-plus sector set to rise further over the next 12 months as more global billionaires put down roots in the capital.

A price recovery in Prime Central London 'looks well overdue', says Frances McDonald

Pantheon Macroeconomics is more bullish than most.

'The primary risk for London’s prime property market is now political rather than economic,' says Knight Frank's research chief, as he looks back at how 2023 unfolded, and assesses what lies ahead for…

'2023 was the year the convulsions caused by the pandemic in the prime London lettings market began to dissipate,' says Knight Frank's residential research chief, as he looks back at the past 12 months…

The view that things can only get better, shared by many Prime London estate agents, 'is based on the notion that the property market simply cannot continue to stagnate for yet another year,' says BHHS…

'The only thing that is certain is uncertainty,' notes Jackson-Stops chairman Nick Leeming, sagely, after polling property market predictions from estate agents around the country.