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![At last! Property sales data shows recovery from Brexit](/upload/images/shutterstock_1074715964.jpg)
It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Number of property millionaires has dropped from pandemic peak – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates drive buyers away from London property](/upload/images/shutterstock_696510469.jpg)
Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home mover activity hits record low but buyers are getting younger](/upload/images/shutterstock_1998755405.jpg)
The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Listings taking longer to sell as market returns to ‘business as usual’](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
Listings appear to be taking longer to sell but buyer and seller confidence remains, OnTheMarket (OTM) claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Race for space is reversing – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The race for space is reversing as more employers are calling staff back into the office. Research by agency brand Jackson-Stops has...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth shares rise despite lower profits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spring 2023 – what’s in and what’s out in the housing market](/upload/images/Spring%202023.jpg)
THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...
15 April 2023
From: Features
![Halifax reveals pandemic's legacy on the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Domestic prime buyers are acting ‘before foreign investors return’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New data questions significance of the ‘race for space’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Race for space’ has created more property millionaires - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
The number of property millionaires in Great Britain has “shot up,” with one in 40 homes now valued at £1m or...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals structural impact of pandemic on London property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
The pandemic has left a “structural and lasting impact” on London’s property market, Chestertons claims. Analysis of Land Registry data by the...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers face race for rates as mortgage products last just 15 days](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Forget the ‘race for space,’ buyers are now facing a race for mortgage rates. Comparison website Moneyfacts has revealed that the average...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency boss: Realistic pricing will be crucial to successful sales this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The ‘race for space’ is over and the property market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, Nicky Stevenson claims. Stevenson, managing director of...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fewer buyers leaving London but levels remain above pre-pandemic period](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London2-400x310.png)
Fewer buyers are leaving London to purchase property elsewhere, research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that the share of Londoners purchasing...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property demand halves as ‘race for space’ ends - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rate rises starting to hit Prime London sales, says Knight Frank](/upload/images/Logos/KnightFrank_NEW(red)2022_400x310.png)
Knight Frank expects prices to fall by 3% next year in Prime Central London (PCL) before rising modestly in the years...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home hunters may pay 25% more for a ‘green property’ – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHomesGrant-400x310-min.jpeg)
Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir: 'Sales market has normalised'](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
Market activity has shifted back from sales to lettings, Belvoir has reported. Half-year results from the agency franchise network show the “race...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![What do rate rises mean for homeowners and potential homeowners?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessImprovement-400x310.jpg)
In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises...
18 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![The Property Franchise Group reports strong growth in latest figures](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Slowdown or house price cliff edge? It's too early to tell](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Rural locations lead as agents report property supply boost](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RuralCountryHomes-400x310.jpg)
Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![On the house! Prime buyers continue to snub flats](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime London price growth hits seven-year high](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PCL-coloured-homes-400x310.jpg)
Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows as cost of living crisis starts to hits the market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Keyring-400x310.jpg)
House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Time for agents to grab the gavel as market slows](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Running On Empty! Agents' inventories running almost at zero](/upload/images/library/HouseBundle-400x310.jpg)
Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![London still hogs property value despite ‘race for space’](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
The total value of all UK homes broke the £8 trillion barrier in 2021 according to Savills - and London is...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![“No market” for some prime London flats without outside space](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lack of stock still the key reason for double-digit house price rises](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Demand for homes still outstripping supply - for now](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Covid race for space helps boost posh country house market](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector. In...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Luckiest sellers of 2021 see price rises three times the average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2021MagnifyingGlass-400x310-min.jpeg)
Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Six Things We DIDN’T See In 2021](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...
11 December 2021
From: Features
![Interest rate rise may be put off despite another house price record](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the strongest buyers’ and sellers’ markets right now](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn. Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![U-turn on housing market forecast by government advisers](/upload/images/library/HousePricesRise-400x310.jpg)
Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Space Race Over? Country house price growth slows](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and Covid crises may undo recent house price gains](/upload/images/library/CoronavirusImage-400x310.jpg)
Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Content Is King - time to crown your agency website](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![What makes people move and what are their priorities? - Survey](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tablet-Millennials-400x310.jpg)
Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Second homes and Airbnb-style short lets blamed in new affordability report](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Wealthy prime London buyers choose larger homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Psychology of COVID’ responsible for house moving frenzy](/upload/images/library/Coronavirus5-400x310-min.jpeg)
A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent claims buyer exodus from London is still in full flow](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenants-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Size Matters: Houses get smaller as prices soar](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![“No meaningful price growth” in prime central London, admits agency](/upload/images/library/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents selling coastal homes seeing more demand and faster sales](/upload/images/library/SeasideTown-400x310.jpg)
A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Now is the time for agents to educate buyers and sellers more than ever](/img/default/eat.png)
The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...
24 July 2021
From: Features
![Fall throughs stay static as stamp duty deadline passes](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cliff-edge means price renegotiations underway](/img/default/eat.png)
Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the cost of trading up to a home with extra bedroom](/img/default/eat.png)
New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency launches Podcast with Town v Country property debate](/img/default/eat.png)
Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty turbocharges house prices to another record high](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sellers to go to the suburbs, not the countryside - agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![That’s Rich! London’s most expensive properties show sign of recovery](/img/default/eat.png)
London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...