Property Market News

Demand for flats and urban locations are rising at a faster pace than for other types of property.

"We expect to see house prices along the Crossrail route continue to climb as its launch approaches," says Marc von Grundherr of Benham and Reeves.

The annual rate of UK property price inflation climbed to 10.2% in March, according to official data.

A year after the pandemic struck, Savills is "optimistic" about the outlook for Britain's prime property markets...

“Best and final offers have become much more common place over recent months," say property agents in Devon and Cornwall.

Three regions have seen asking prices climb by more than 10% in the last year-or-so, says Rightmove, while Greater London has seen prices flatline.

"The savage reduction in staffing levels that many feared at the start of the pandemic has not materialised", says the RIBA, as architecture firms remain upbeat about prospects.

The number of new sales and lettings instructions fell back sharply in April, according to the RICS, while demand continued to rise.

Rightmove has revealed where most home-hunters are signing up for instant property alerts.

Demand for city centre rental properties is rising, reports Zoopla, with London rents having bottomed out in February.

142 property sales above £5 million were recorded in Prime Central London in the first four months of this year, reports Savills, with a combined value of £1.42 billion.

Average property prices in the Scottish capital increased by 2.2% in the first three months of this year, driven by high demand and tight supply.