Press & media coverage

Research from Benham and Reeves shows life on the water can be more than £300,000 cheaper than traditional bricks and mortar properties.

While frustrating, this stipulation is currently ‘common in competitive markets’, according to Marc von Grundheer, director of Benham and Reeves Estate Agents. However, that’s all about to change.

Recent data from lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves illustrates this growing interest. Their latest research shows that by the end of 2024, 189,793 properties in England and Wales were owned by overseas buyers—representing a 2.6% rise on 2023. Hong Kong nationals continue to dominate this sector, followed closely by buyers from Singapore, the United States, the UAE and China.

Big ticket buyers returned to the capital in the spring months, the Prime London Demand Index from London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves has revealed.

Benham and Reeves' index of prime buyer demand increased from Q1 to Q2, but remains down on an annual basis.

The latest market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that rents across Britain have surged by as much as 17.4% in some areas since the Labour Government adopted the proposed Renters’ Rights Bill which is likely to become law later this Summer after the Bill enters the House of Lords Report Stage on July 1st.

Benham and Reeves analysed the latest rental figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), tracking average rent changes across every local authority in Britain from September 2024 to April 2025 -the latest available.

Director of Benham and Reeves Marc von Grundherr pointed out long-term figures are more accurate than monthly numbers: “Whilst the monthly rate of growth declined in the month following the stamp duty deadline, we’ve still seen positive movement on an annual basis and this long term measure is a far more accurate view of overall market health. “In the months that have followed, we’ve seen buyers and sellers push on with their plans to move and so any initial reduction in house prices as a result of the stamp duty deadline will have been short lived.”

Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented, “Whilst the monthly rate of growth declined in the month following the stamp duty deadline, we’ve still seen positive movement on an annual basis and this long term measure is a far more accurate view of overall market health.

Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, has analysed house price data for 36,175 unmodernised properties currently listed for sale on England’s housing market and found that, on average, they are priced -7.4% below the wider market average.