" Commercial development activity contracted for second successive month in September. Both public and private sector activity reduced. The contraction in public sector activity was notably sharp, with the pace of decline the steepest since December 2008. "

" Average house prices across the prime markets of London remained flat over the third quarter, taking six monthly growth to just 1.4%. The uncertain economic outlook means that new buyer enquiries have slipped and stock levels have begun to rise. "

" Prime regional market remains static. The second half of 2009 and beginning of 2010 saw increased demand and transactional activity within the prime residential markets of the UK, as improved confidence among cash and equity rich buyers translated into price growth."

" For the past few years the results of our Estate Benchmarking Survey have repeatedly reported a consistently improving economic performance of rural estates in England. It is heartening, despite the recession, that the 2010 results summarised in this bulletin generally continue this trend. "

"Savills Estate Benchmarking Survey 2010 reveals that, unlike most property assets, rural estates continue to show some growth in gross incomes."

"As the residential market begins to show signs of a ‘second slip’, the land market is becoming increasingly polarised. For the second consecutive quarter, the rate of growth in greenfield land has slowed. It was up 2.4% in the third quarter of 2010, while urban land values grew by just 0.2%."

" Farmland values continued to rise during the third quarter of this year with, according to the results of our Farmland Value Survey, the strongest growth concentrated down the eastern side of England, where farmers and investors have competed for good quality units. "

" Commercial development activity contracted for second successive month in September. Both public and private sector activity reduced. The contraction in public sector activity was notably sharp, with the pace of decline the steepest since December 2008. The decrease in private sector commercial development was comparatively moderate. "

"Commercial development activity contracted for second successive month in September. Both public and private sector activity reduced. The contraction in public sector activity was notably sharp, with the pace of decline the steepest since December 2008. The decrease in private sector commercial development was comparatively moderate."