Market Index

Estate agency suggests new Renters' Rights rules 'are already adding to upward pressure on rents.'

Latest survey of surveyors suggests a 'housing market still in the grip of macro headwinds stemming from the Middle East conflict.'

22% more sales were agreed in Week 19 2026 Vs Week 19 2025, while 11% more homes went Under Offer.

'Rental growth is being driven by a tightening supply backdrop,' says Knight Frank, adding: 'The Renters’ Rights Act is accelerating this.'

The global luxury investment market appears to be stabilising after a 'volatile decade' for art, wine, jewels and the like.

Fresh Bank of England data shows increases in both new approvals and total lending in March, which one pundit says demonstrates 'an underlying resilience to the housing market.'

London letting agents report a 'sustained recovery from the winter slowdown'.

Zoopla data suggests homes in the capital are taking nearly a week longer to find a buyer than last year.

LonRes recorded 16% fewer Agreed Sales last week  than in the same seven day period last year.

JLL analysis suggests £743mn-worth of PCL property changed hands in Q1 - significantly below the previous two-year Q1 average of over £1bn.

'Prime residential property has pulled away from the broader housing sector' in many global markets, says Knight Frank, but the UK capital has dropped to 93rd place on the firm's annual PIRI 100 index.