Research
Survey finds ‘sharp rise in optimism’ across the property industry
UKREiiF attendees are feeling a lot better about the real estate sector's prospects - but the planning system is still causing headaches.
‘London may fit the definition of a Global City more than anywhere else in the world’ – Oxford Economics
Researchers have ranked 1,000 world cities across five categories, placing the UK capital in second place for the second year running.
Property marketing in the AI age: Savills & Rightmove ‘dominate’ chatbot search performance
How ChatGPT & its ilk are ripping-up the SEO rulebook for estate agencies & portals - and which brands are winning the Artificial Intelligence race.
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive seaside locations in 2025
Seaside house prices have dipped in the last year, but remain significantly higher than in 2020.
Market Snapshot: Parisian property shows ‘resilience despite a barrage of headwinds’
Knight Frank highlights four key trends to watch in Paris's prime residential markets this year.
UK property market still a ‘safe deposit box for the corrupt’ as trusts conceal £64bn in assets
Transparency International has exposed a 'perverse situation' that still allows 'dirty money' to be hidden in UK prime property.
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities to build a home
Geneva & London are the priciest places for property developers, according to new analysis by Arcadis.
Post Wanted: Mapping Britain’s premium postcodes
Savills has ranked the 30 postcode districts with the highest property price premiums compared their surrounding area.
South East & London are the ‘most challenging’ regions to sell a property
TwentyCi has ranked the toughest & easiest postcodes to sell a home, based on five criteria.
How top-end brokers are ‘quietly redrawing the contours of best practice in British estate agency’
A recent survey of prime property agents reveals a bullish view of business prospects, with positive takes on technology, leadership & more.
Revealed: What does the ‘average mansion’ cost around Britain?
'Size doesn’t always matter,' says Savills, as the research team delves into what makes a mansion a mansion in different parts of the country.
HMRC Research: Why overseas buyers choose UK property
The UK 'was seen as a safe investment, particularly amongst those buying high value properties,' conclude researchers after quizzing nearly 300 non-UK resident buyers five years ago.