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Prime Central London property prices and rents continue to climb
'We sense increased downward pressure on both prices and activity in the year ahead' for mainstream property markets, says JLL's research chief - 'but we don’t think this is necessarily the path the…
London’s prime property market shows ‘signs of a slow but steady return to health’ – but super-prime sales struggle
Demand for £2mn+ homes in London continued to climb in Q3, according to analysis of property portal data, while a lower proportion of open-market £10mn+ properties are finding buyers than last year.
Homebuyer demand eases across the country
A lower proportion of property listings were marked as sold in Q3 this year than last, reports GetAgent - with Bristol and London the only places to see an increase.
‘Intense’ tenant demand fuels record prime rental growth in London
Current growth rates 'cannot be sustained,' says Savills, as its prime lettings index records the highest annual increase since it started in 1979.
Property sales supply picks up, but still out-paced by buyer demand – Propertymark
'The number of properties available to buy is recovering from the mad dash we had before,' says Propertymark boss Nathan Emerson.
The rental market is ‘a pressure cooker getting hotter’ – Propertymark
77% of letting agents reported rising rents in August, says industry trade body.
The housing market ‘is slowly transitioning to a buyers’ market’ – Zoopla
Higher mortgage rates are reducing home-buying power by "as much as 28%", warns property portal.
‘Surprisingly resilient’ property market as supply returns to pre-pandemic levels – Rightmove
Asking prices continue to climb despite mounting economic pressures, reports Britain's biggest property portal.
Balance returns to the housing market as new sales instructions climb
"We’re still a long way off a housing market crash, but things are showing signs of cooling somewhat," reports TwentyCi.
Country house market ‘takes a breath’, but buyer appetite remains strong
Knight Frank conducted 16% fewer country house viewings last month than in a typical August, but accepted 33% more offers.
Rental demand will continue to outweigh supply this year in Prime London – Knight Frank
'It won’t become a tenants’ market any time soon,' writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as the firm's latest PCL index tells of continued double-digit rental growth.
Annual house price growth jumps to 15.5%, the highest level since 2003 – UK HPI
Last month's step-up in the pace of property price inflation "tells us more about how a stamp duty holiday can alter the course of the housing market than where prices are headed next," suggests Knight…