Property Market News

"A lot has changed in global property markets since we issued our last global prime residential forecast in December 2021," says Knight Frank

"It is little surprise that housing market activity is now losing some momentum," says the RICS - but most surveyors "still anticipate prices will be modestly higher than current levels in a year’s time."

After two years of punchy growth, house prices in 25 regional market towns have fallen by an average of 2% in the last 12 months.

The average international premium for a waterfront property compared with a non-waterfront home has climbed to 40%, according to Knight Frank.

Croydon (CR0), Wandsworth (SW18) and Merton (SW19) are the most active London areas for home-buying activity, with each postcode seeing more than 60 homes sold each month.

Escalating costs of living and inflationary pressure are likely to slow the pace of prime rental price growth down in the coming months, says Savills - but the firm has still upgraded its five-year price…

Economists question the Bank’s latest forecasts while the direction of travel for mortgage costs is less open to debate, writes Knight Frank's head of UK residential research.

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“Megacities are once again thriving as tenants are drawn back to urban living after the lifting of lockdowns," says Savills, as prime rents climb in New York, Singapore, London and Los Angeles.

High-society bank tells affluent clients that PCL is back in action.

Prime Central London's property market recovery is taking longer than expected, says Savills, as it downgrades its forecast for this year

Today's rate rise is the biggest increase in 27 years, and comes as the BoE warns that the UK will be in a long recession by the end of this year.