Property Market News
What does a second Lockdown in England mean for the housing market?
"It will be difficult to sustain the current [property market] momentum through to the year end," warns Savills' research chief Lucian Cook, as he looks at the potential ramifications of England's second…
Edinburgh property prices hit a record high
“I’ve never seen anything like it," says Edward Douglas-Home, head of Scotland residential at Knight Frank. "O
Country house price inflation hits a four-year high, ‘driven by a race for space post-lockdown’
“Despite a challenging economic outlook, people’s desire to get on with their lives after years of political uncertainty followed by lockdown has seen the property market continue to defy gravity," say…
Property market to remain open through November lockdown
Government clarifies that "the housing market will remain open throughout this period", with the furlough scheme and mortgage holidays extended.
Housing demand jumped by a third in September to highest level for 16 years – NAEA
The latest market intel from Propertymark tells of rising demand and the highest number of agreed sales per estate agency branch since 2006.
Mortgage approvals climb to highest level since 2007
The latest Bank of England figures show a continued increase in mortgage lending since the Spring Coronavirus lockdown.
Ranked: Britain’s new million-pound street hotspots
The number of residential streets with an average property price above £1m has escalated by a fifth in the last years, reports Rightmove.
PCL prices have ‘fallen back to Earth’ despite activity surge – Coutts
"Prime Central London looks cheap," the Queen's bank tells its HNW clients in its latest property market report.
These are the UK’s top five future housing development hotspots, according to Knight Frank
Knight Frank has identified five key locations in the UK that are most primed for major residential development in the coming years.
Stamp Duty holiday sales rush is hiding a polarising property market, warns Zoopla
“There is a large pipeline of sales to complete by Christmas and the 31 March 2020," says Zoopla's insight chief "– with an average 100 days to complete an agreed sale those looking to beat the stamp dut…
UK house prices set to rise 14.5% by the end of 2024
London is likely to see the slowest rate of property price inflation in the coming years, according to some analysis of various property market forecasts.
Four ski property trends to watch in 2021
Knight Frank's annual Ski Property Index saw chalet prices climb by 1.2% in 2020, marginally down on last year's +1.4%.