Property Market News
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.
Asking price discounts grow as property price inflation in UK cities softens
The average gap between asking and selling prices in 16 tracked cities has widened from 3.3% in 2018 to 3.9%, according to Zoopla's latest index
Agents see more deals per branch, despite falling supply & demand
'Sales are still happening at the rate we would expect to see at this time of year', says the National Association of Estate Agents