Market Index

It's still quiet out there, but deal numbers have picked up in prime London in the last week.

Foxtons heralds 'a shift towards a more realistic lettings market, characterised by higher supply levels and less inflated demand.'

Rightmove flags 'several signs of growing market momentum' as property prices and sales activity rise.

Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index has recorded its first quarterly decline since Q1 2021.

The latest official UK HPI confirms that London's property market saw the steepest price declines of any English region last year.

'Remarkable' growth in short-term property finance has been 'no surprise', say industry insiders.

Savills expects global prime rental prices to rise further in 2024 - but growth 'will likely remain below the historic average.'

London property prices are holding 'largely stable,' says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

21% fewer sales have been agreed in prime London so far this year, compared to the same five-week period in 2023.

Knight Frank is advising property developers to 'replenish their land banks to keep up with improving housing demand.'

18% fewer prime London properties have been sold in January this year than in January 2023, according to the latest LonRes data for PrimeResi.

'A third consecutive monthly increase in mortgage approvals demonstrates that market momentum continues to build,' comments Foxtons' boss Guy Gittins, as the latest BoE data shows a continued recovery…