‘The economic consequences from the Covid-19-induced recession will pull the housing market from its long-term growth trajectory’ – Hamptons
2021 will be "challenging", but estate agency brand Hamptons International expects the national average property price to end this year higher than it started it, despite Covid-19 and Brexit, and to climb by 8% over the next four years (+6% in London) - assuming there's a vaccine, a Brexit deal, and no second lockdown.
‘Certainty will return to the UK housing market’, predicts JLL in an upbeat set of forecasts
Property firm prophecies "the end of a long period of uncertainty" in London and around the country - with positive growth on the cards for house prices, transaction volumes and rental values.
Housing market rallies to highest spending level since the Global Financial Crisis
New estimates show the extent to which spending in the housing market has bounced back from the pandemic.
Three Phases: How prime London’s property market will emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown
The ongoing Coronavirus lockdown will be followed by a "mini-boom" in prime London's property market, predicts super-prime specialist estate agency Beauchamp.
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Rumours suggest major London estate agency primed for sale this year
Sources say private equity investors are lining up bankers to evaluate options for a stake in one of the capital's biggest property firms.
PrimeResi’s 2026 Preview: Flat prices but ‘the strongest buying opportunity since 2008 & 2009’
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Shaw takes the helm at Savills
Simon Shaw has stepped up to become the property Plc's Group CEO, following Mark Ridley's retirement.
Pre-Christmas launch pays off in St John’s Wood
£15.95mn mansion sold in just 14 days ahead of the festive break.
London Super-Prime Market Survey: What changed in 2025 – and what lies ahead in 2026
Non-dom exits, international bargain hunters and a raft of trophy listings reshaped the £15m-plus sector over the last 12 months, reports Beauchamp Estates,
CLS to sell off major SW London development site
Deal tees up another notable resi play for acquisitive developer.
US ultra-luxury market ‘white-hot’ as $100mn-plus deals boom
For the first time on record, every one of the top-10 American home sales in 2025 breached the $100mn mark - in stark contrast with London.
Savills names new office heads in Oxford & Cardiff
Gemma Chandler and Jonathan Latham take over from Richard Binning and Chris Potts, respectively.
Carter Jonas boosts turnover to £94mn
Longstanding property firm updates on 2025 performance and five-year strategy.
PCL homes have lost a quarter of their value since 2014
But the pace of price declines eased across prime markets in the closing months of 2025, reports Savills, with signs that country houses in particular are 'starting to bottom out'.
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