BoE keeps interest rates at 0.1%
The latest from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee highlights the brutal impact of the Coronavirus on the UK’s economy.
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UK house prices set to rise 14.5% by the end of 2024
London is likely to see the slowest rate of property price inflation in the coming years, according to some analysis of various property market forecasts.
Annual house price inflation climbed to 2.5% in August – UK HPI
London’s average property price has escalated back to its 2017 high, according to the latest official UK House Price Index.
Branded residences prove resilient as more luxury lifestyle brands enter the property world
The branded residences sector is “more diversified than ever before”, declares Savills, as new players from the fashion, culinary, celebrity and design world muscle-in on an area traditionally dominated by international hotel brands.
Luxury home sales ‘skyrocket’ in the USA while the mainstream market slows
Redfin has reported a significant increase in high-value home sales in the USA, while more affordable markets dwindle.
PCL’s altered rental market in eight charts
“Anyone worried about the future of city life should take reassurance from the 21% increase in under 30-year olds starting new tenancies compared with the same period prior year,” notes the CEO of London Central Portfolio.
More spent on super-prime homes in London this year than last, despite the pandemic
Knight Frank reports that £1.13bn was spent on £10m+ homes in London in the first eight months of this year – 16% more than the £977.5m recorded in 2019.
Global billionaire wealth bounces back to new heights
A V-shaped recovery in equity markets has been a boon for the richest people on the planet, report UBS and PwC, as global billionaire wealth surged by more than a quarter between April and July this year to reach a record high.
Rents rise in the prime commuter belt but fall in London, as tenants ‘make real lifestyle changes as a result of Covid-19’
Savills has revised its prime rental price forecasts. Prime London rents are now expected to fall by 3% this year, with inflation of +7.6% over the next five years. Leafier locations outside the capital, meanwhile, are set for 3.5% growth in 2020, and +11.5% by the end of 2024.
Zoopla predicts ‘a windfall for the market’ in Q1 2021 as transactions complete
House prices are up 2.6% on the year, according to Zoopla, but buyer demand is beginning to cool.
Upsizers boost larger home prices to a record high
Agreed sales of detached 4+ bedroom houses more than doubled from August 2019 to August 2020 (+104%), reports Rightmove. Sales of other three- or four-bedroom homes were up by 55%. Transactions involving smaller homes (two or fewer bedrooms) also increased, but to a much smaller degree (+36%).
Mapped: Planning permission hotspots
London planners are less likely to give a green-light than authorities in any other UK region, according to some research by Comparethemarket.