Property Market News

The build-to-rent sector has grown by a dramatic 281% since 2015, reports the NHBC.

Ten front line luxury property firms share their January news, from a buying agency's Brexit Day deal bonanza to surges in new buyer enquiries for boutique and big brand estate agencies alike...

Property portal records more website views than ever in January, with a corresponding surge in agreed sales.

The majority (58%) of British people surveyed by ING believe that the housing market "is on the wrong track", with accessibility challenges being a main driver.

Prime property values ended 2019 0.1% higher than they started the year, says Savills, as short supply propped-up prices.

Zoopla points to growing "market polarisation" as buyers and sellers take different tacks - suggesting "an opportunity for agents to bridge this gap".

"Wellness hacks, integrated technology and branded residences will all be big business for luxury property developers as we go into the new decade," writes Rebecca Cope in Tatler magazine.

It took the average vendor 256 days to sell their property in 2019 (from first listing online to sale completion as marked by the Land Registry), although there were wide variations between different locations;

FTSE 250 housebuilder saw revenues fall in 2019, as political uncertainty caused "volatility" in the market.

Another market report tells of improved activity in the wake of December's General Election.

2019's gross mortgage lending total was still below 2018's level, despite a flurry of approvals in December.

Dubai's residential property scene has suffered from massive over-supply in recent years. As the high-profile Expo 2020 event nears, is the market about to turn back up?