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Ranked: London’s busiest property markets in 2023

  • 15.03.24

It was 'a difficult year for the London property market,' says Benham & Reeves, yet almost 50,000 homes still changed hands in the capital through 2023 - with just two boroughs accounting for more than 10% of these transactions between them.

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How we help clients with super prime property purchases

  • 12.03.24

Recent research by London estate agents Benham and Reeves found that 5.1% more £10 million+ properties have come on the market in the year to February 2024.

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Inside a Queen Anne-style Hampstead home where Britain's starchitect duo started out

  • 09.03.24

A Hampstead house which served as an early base for the architects behind the Gherkin and Pompidou Centre has been put up for sale for the first time in 80 years.

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Inside a Queen Anne-style Hampstead home where Britain's starchitect duo started out

  • 09.03.24

"The owners have said that [the architects] would work at the desks against the wall of glazing,” says sales manager Jeremy Stecker of Benham & Reeves, which has listed the property for £4 million.

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U.K. Home Prices Increase for Fifth Consecutive Month

  • 08.03.24

For the fifth month in a row, home prices in the U.K. have increased from the previous month, with prices up 0.4% in February, according to Halifax’s House Price Index, released on Thursday. “Yet further proof that the property market is back on track with a fifth consecutive monthly increase demonstrating that real momentum is now starting to build,” said Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves.

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House prices rise 1.7% as property market edges closer to 2022 peak

  • 07.03.24

Marc von Grundherr, of Benham and Reeves called it “further proof the property market is back on track. While many homebuyers will have been disappointed to see yet another Budget providing no incentives to transact in what continues to be a more challenging market, it’s clear that the Chancellor’s cold shoulder won’t impact their appetites to purchase in 2024,” he said.

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Inadequate housing supply sees rise of the homeowner housebuilders, says Benham and Reeves

  • 05.03.24

There has been a sharp increase in the number of homeowner housebuilders operating in the current market, the latest research by Benham and Reeves has revealed. Benham and Reeves analysed Government data on both the current and historic level of dwellings completed across England and the level of householder development decisions submitted as a proportion of all decisions.

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London Dock is the City's favourite new neighbour

  • 01.03.24

Signifying a post-pandemic resurgence for city living, research by London estate agents Benham & Reeves also shows that rental demand has maintained momentum, with enquiries up by 12% last year from two years prior.

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Mortgage approvals rise again but sales hit a decade low in January

  • 01.03.24

Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, said: “Buyer indecision has been the biggest factor slowing the property market over the last year and who can blame them with interest rates climbing and mortgage offers changing by the day.

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Mortgage approvals climb for fourth consecutive month

  • 29.02.24

Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, added: “Buyer indecision has been the biggest factor slowing the property market over the last year and who can blame them with interest rates climbing and mortgage offers changing by the day. However, we simply haven’t seen the same level of hesitation in recent months and market stability has improved notably since interest rates were first held in September of last year. This confidence boost has naturally led to an increase in mortgage approvals and sellers are already starting to benefit from a greater degree of interest and an increase in the number of offers submitted.”

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