Market Index
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 11, 2024
10% fewer sales have been agreed across the prime London postcodes so far this year than in the same 11-week period in 2023.
Asking prices jump 1.5% in a month as the property market ‘marches in Spring’
Rightmove reports a continued recovery in home-buying activity, led by the top-end of the market
Estate agency calls out ‘stealth tax’ on landlords despite CGT cut
'Most landlords leaving the market this year will end up paying more tax than two years ago, not less,' says Hamptons.
Rental price growth ‘continues to cool’, easing to +7%
The number of homes available to rent has jumped by 30% in the last year, but Hamptons warns the increase 'predominantly reflects the fact that homes are taking a little longer to let, rather than a rise…
Surveyors report ‘upward shift’ in housing market activity
The latest survey of surveyors 'provides some grounds for encouragement around the sales market', says RICS Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, although house prices continued to fall in February.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 10, 2024
Sales activity has picked up across London's prime postcodes, according to the latest weekly LonRes data.
London’s rental market is ‘normalising’ as supply rises & demand dips
'Landlords must adapt' to new marketing conditions, warns Foxtons, while Chestertons suggests London landlords have 'little option but to start reviewing their prices.'
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 09, 2024
Reports of a big deal surge at the top-end of the London property market bely a quiet picture across the capital's prime postcodes.
‘Froth comes off’ luxury asset prices
Knight Frank's index of 'investments of passion' fell for only the second time last year, despite some record-breaking sales.
Mortgage approvals rise again as borrowing costs ease
40% more home purchase mortgages were approved in January this year than in January 2023.
Portal predicts 10% increase in property sales this year
Zoopla's latest analysis tells of 'greater buyer confidence and more realism on pricing by sellers' - leading to more activity in the housing market.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 08, 2024
13% fewer sales were recorded across prime London’s postcodes in the first two months of this year than in the same eight-week period last year.