Property Market News

43% of prime London home-movers in the last 12 months bought outside of the capital, says Hamptons International; that's a record level

Conveyancers handled 10% fewer cases in Q2 compared to the previous quarter, and 20% fewer than before the EU Referendum in 2016

Reuters' latest poll of property experts indicates a 'tepid outlook' for the UK market, with significant downsides to an unruly withdrawal from the European Union

Capital Economics assesses the comparative advantage of buying a home over renting

There's been a lot of talk about Stamp Duty switches and tinkering in recent weeks - amped-up by some mixed-messaging from the Chancellor over the weekend.

Rightmove's index indicates a "pre-Brexit buying spree" as agreed sales jump up by 6.1%

Annual house price growth in London has been in negative territory for 16 consecutive months, according to the official UK HPI.

Transaction volumes in PCL grew by 5.3% from H1 2018 to H1 2019, says Strutt & Parker, driven by a quite dramatic surge in activity under £2m

Luxury property price inflation across 46 global cities continues to fall short of the long-term average, says Knight Frank

Falling stock levels and rising demand mean the British rental market is moving faster than ever, says Hamptons

"The latest RICS results will provide little comfort for the market," says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, "with all the key indicators pretty much flatlining"

"Prices are edging up" and gazumping is back in prime London, Coutts bank tells its HNW clients - "but don’t get excited"