Residential forecast

The outlook has become more positive over the last three months as interest rate expectations have changed markedly

Sentiment will become more positive in UK housing market as the economic picture improves but a general election looms next year.

The UK housing market has made a solid start to the year, but price expectations will be properly put to the test in the spring.

In the interest of full disclosure, we look back at what we got right – and wrong – in 2022.

Knight Frank’s global research teams set out their prime residential price forecasts for 2023 and look back at what they got right, and wrong, in 2022.

Here we look at why it's valuable to understand the thoughts and motives of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) themselves, their attitudes to real estate and how they differ globally.

We have revised down our expectations for the sales markets but rental value forecasts have risen.

Latest forecast indicates UK price growth will return to single digits this year although the pace will pick up in prime central London as global travel resumes.

Rising rents, net zero and the divide over flexible working

Expectations for mainstream property markets have turned more positive following the Budget last week. However, travel restrictions mean the recovery in prime central London may take longer