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Industry Reactions: HMRC data confirm March property sales surge
Official numbers suggest a 104% year-on-year spike in residential sales in the run-up to the end of the Stamp Duty 'holiday'.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 17, 2025
A lumpy sales market in the capital as deal numbers dwindle following a late-March surge.
‘We’re still on course for a 5% uplift in sales volumes in 2025’ – Zoopla
Fresh property portal data indicate house price growth is losing momentum, but buying & selling activity remains higher than last year.
Rents climb to record highs despite rising supply
Tenant demand has eased but 'the rental market is still really busy,' says Rightmove.
London’s rental market is ‘stable & competitive’ as prices rise 2%
Foxtons reports a 14% rise in new rental instructions from February to March, and an 11% increase in prospective tenants.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 16, 2025
A predictable holiday slump in agreed sales & new instructions for Easter.
Renting & buying costs have ‘equalised’, claims estate agency
After surging upward for most of the last three years, the pace of rental growth has been running below wider consumer price inflation for the last five months.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 15, 2025
Stock is piling up in Prime London's property market, as agents list more homes for sale than are being bought.
Asking prices climb to record high despite stamp duty increase
Rightmove points to 'resilient activity' as the cost of buying a home jumps.
Demand for prime country houses slips 7%
'You can sell but only if you are prepared to be pragmatic,' advises James Cleland of Knight Frank, despite potential boosts to the market from sunnier weather & Trump's trade war.
Prime lettings market returns to growth
Savills had six prospective tenants for every London rental property on its books in March.
Stamp Duty deadline leaves property market ‘in a softer position’ – RICS
'The initial rush to complete sales before the April 1 deadline notably subdued towards the latter end of March,' report surveyors.