Market Index

'Increased stock levels and resilient budgets suggest a more balanced market is emerging,' says Foxtons.

Many pundits expect the market to slow further as the Autumn Budget approaches.

No sign of an Autumn bounce for the capital's top-end agents...

Property portal warns there's 'not enough pent-up momentum or recent positive sentiment to spur the usual autumn bounce in property prices'.

Our weekly LonRes update suggest -50% fewer sales were agreed in Week 41 this year compared to the same seven days in 2024.

One in six residential sales across England & Wales in the last three years went through without public marketing, reports TwentyEA - rising to 20% in the £1mn+ market.

Impact of the forthcoming Renters' Rights Bill 'has been limited' so far, but Savills warns reforms 'for some will feel more radical & sooner than expected.'

'Landlord purchases haven’t collapsed in the face of higher taxes and tighter regulation,' says estate agency - 'but they have shifted.'

LCP reports the highest rental growth rates of the year so fear, despite the market remaining quieter than pre-pandemic norms.

Demand, supply, prices & buying activity all declined further in September, reports the RICS.

Sales activity picked up last week, but remains well below previous years' levels.

Fresh LonRes data reveal a spike in new listings alongside a slump in sales agreed...