Property Market News

Luxury property price inflation is likely to return to London with gusto next year, predicts the Knight Frank team.

We're in one of the biggest global property booms since 1900, says Oxford Economics, as it warns that "the longer a housing boom continues, the bigger the risk of a large reversal".

House prices are being inflated by "frenzied" buying activity and a continued shortage of properties being listed for sale. There's a 225,000 shortfall of homes for sale, estimates Rightmove;

Rental properties are finding tenants faster than ever before, reports Rightmove, as record demand pushes price up.

London continues to be the UK region with the lowest annual growth, for the sixth consecutive month.

Buying agency Garrington has highlighted how limited the impact of the stepping down of the Stamp Duty holiday has been on property market activity so far.

84% of property sellers expect to sell their home within the next 90 days, according to the inaugural OnTheMarket Sentiment Index, while 75.5% of buyers expect to find their next home within the same timeframe.

Faltering supply continues to underpin house price inflation across the UK, reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

43 of the 150 global cities tracked by Knight Frank have seen prices escalate by more than 10% over the last year, with five above 25%.

George Hammond has taken a tour of Christian Candy's 80 Holland Park for the Financial Times, noting that it is "a stark departure" from One Hyde Park, and reflects the shifting tastes of London's super-rich…

"The stamp duty holiday was perfectly timed to enable more people to improve their set up by moving," says Marsh & Parsons.