Research
England & Wales’ second home market worth £43bn
Ranked: Britain's most valuable holiday home markets
Pubs are the most important local lifestyle amenity for three-quarters of househunters, suggests survey
Home buyers are 'yearning for the high streets of old', concludes Jackson-Stops after quizzing 3,000 customers.
Ranked: Which London parks attract the highest property price premiums?
A home near one of London's main green spaces sells for an average of 53% more than the wider borough average, suggests research by Foxtons.
London’s first-time buyer ‘exodus’ slows
'Falling mortgage rates are starting to turn the tide on the rising number of first-time buyers leaving London,' says Hamptons.
Nearly half UK adults believe estate agents act for both buyers & sellers
A survey has revealed 'a wide-spread lack of awareness about buying agents'.
Landlords face an ‘uphill battle’ to meet the government’s 2030 EPC target
Labour's plan to require all rental homes to achieve an EPC A-C rating by 2030 'is achievable at a stretch,' says Hamptons, but 'landlords need adequate time and resources to meet it.'
Eye-tracking tech reveals what house-hunters really look at on property viewings
Buyers pay a lot more attention to furnishings & decoration than to a potential home's structure or essential utilities, says Zoopla.
Waterside price premium dips for the first time in five years
Jackson-Stops suggests there's 'a unique opportunity for buyers this summer' as waterfront property values fall.
Global luxury real estate ‘finds its footing’ midway through 2024
After surveying its network of luxury property brokerages, Christie's International Real Estate has identified three big trends that are shaping global markets.
Splash the Cash: Waterfront homes attract a 48% price premium
More than half of waterside properties sold in the UK go to cash buyers, reports Knight Frank.
HNW property developers & investors are ‘optimistic’ about UK real estate
We're 'past the eye of the storm', says Investec as property developers & investors display 'a clear sense of both growing optimism and activity levels.'
‘A Dickensian legal process’: Why property deals take so long to complete
Propertymark data shows that, in March 2016, 78% of transactions progressed from offer acceptance to exchange of contracts within 12 weeks; in March 2024, the figure had slumped to just 29%.