Property Market News
How prime London’s property market is staging its latest comeback
Lucian Cook examines the historical and global factors that have defined the Prime Central London property market, the current conditions that are transforming the landscape, and what a post-Coronavirus…
Ranked: Britain’s top 10 seaside property price hotspots
Mumbles in Wales, Camber in East Sussex and Fowey in Cornwall are Britain’s top coastal price hotspots, according to Rightmove.
OBR slashes five-year house price inflation forecast by 17%
Average property prices are likely to be 17% lower after five years than was predicted in March, before the pandemic hit, says the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Most prime global cities are likely to see property prices increase in 2021 – Knight Frank
Prime property markets around the world have proven "largely resilient" in the face of this year's happenings, reports Knight Frank. Th
Property transaction numbers to drop sharply next year, warns Zoopla
While the property market is romping along in the run-up to Christmas, Zoopla expects house price growth to sink to just 1% in 2021, with 10% fewer transactions taking place in the the second half of the…
How Covid-19 has impacted residential real estate transactions around the world
Residential property has "has so far proven one of the more resilient sectors" of the global economy, reports Savills.
Ranked: Britain’s happiest places to live
People living in rural and coastal areas are generally happier with where they live than those living in cities and urban areas, says Rightmove.
Property ‘flipping’ makes a comeback, reaching highest level since 2008
The number of homes bought and sold again within 12 months has reached a 12-year high.
Ranked: Britain’s ‘most valuable’ property markets
The UK's total housing stock is worth just shy of £7 trillion, according to some new research, with Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea emerging as the highest-value areas.
Development land values recover as activity picks up
PCL development land value are still down at 2013 levels, despite rising in Q3.
£1bn added to UK economy for every 100,000 property transactions – claim
Each residential property transaction adds an average of £9,559 to the UK economy, according to some sums by Knight Frank and the Home Builders Federation.