Property Market News
‘It is far too early to predict any form of bounce in the London market’ – Garrington
"Whilst the property market has been buffeted over recent months, there is growing evidence to suggest conditions are normalising," says national buying agency Garrington in its latest market review, which…
Zoopla calls the bottom of the London property market; southern regions to see further falls
The capital's three-year 'repricing process' is coming to an end, says Zoopla's top analyst Richard Donnell - but London's slowdown has now rippled out to higher-value markets across Southern England …
America’s super-rich splurge on London property, spending an average of £7.3m
Wealthy US buyers have returned to London in a big way this year, reports Knight Frank
Asking prices rise to ‘within a whisker of a new record’, but sales still struggle
New seller supply 'remains constrained nationally', says Rightmove as we approach the year's halfway point - particularly in southern regions
The number of households rented by over-50’s has risen by 61% since 2012
One in five tenants in the South East is now aged over 50, says Hamptons International
Negative property market trends ‘show some signs of easing’ – RICS
'Some comfort can be drawn from the results of the latest RICS survey,' says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, 'as it suggests that the housing market in aggregate may be steading'
The park life premium hits 29% in London & New York
Properties next to Regent's Park and Central Park come with an average price premium of 29%, says Knight Frank
Most British homeowners expect property prices to rise in the next six months
Two-thirds of London homeowners are expecting property prices to rise by the end of the year; one third are expecting further price falls, according to Zoopla
House price index raises eyebrows again
The latest Halifax index is 'still implausibly strong', say analysts
Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new two-tier market, and why buyers need to wake up
'Things have recently changed' in Prime Central London, says a top buying agent. 'It's important for buyers to forget what they've read over the past two years about markets going down, down, down'
Property market activity builds in Prime Central London
Knight Frank reports more exchanges going through above £2m, more offers being made, and more viewings taking place
London super-prime prices have fallen by 21% in five years – but ‘things may be beginning to change’
There's 'a sense of opportunity' at the very top of London's property market, reports Savills, with 'some encouraging signs of activity' in the super-prime £10m+ arena.