New figures reveal the scale of the challenges facing the top end of England's housing market, with another Budget imminent and the HVCTS looming large.
Top-flight London design studio expands into Middle East
Laura Hammett is opening a permanent base in Dubai next month.
Another big-ticket deal sealed at Mayfair’s 60 Curzon
Four-bed apartment guided at nearly £25mn finds a buyer at the Thierry Despont-designed scheme.
Mansion tax territory: Three withdrawals per £2mn-plus sale; twice the wait for a buyer
New figures reveal the scale of the challenges facing the top end of England's housing market, with another Budget imminent and the HVCTS looming large.
Prime London rental yields hit 17-year high
Landlord caution over regulatory changes and higher taxes contributes to constrained supply.
‘The rapid rise in mortgage rates is really beginning to hit buyers’ budgets’ – Rightmove
London has bucked the national trend this month, posting a 2.5% jump in average asking prices.
Rental price growth accelerates for a tenth month – Hamptons
Yet the agency's analysis suggests most new first-time buyers are paying more in mortgage payments than they previously paid in rent.
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Lettings veteran launches prime rental search agency
New venture GH Property specialises in sourcing high-end rental homes across the Home Counties.
Mixed Signals: The UK residential market in five charts
Tom Bill shares a snapshot of the key forces at work as the Budget looms large.
Oona Collins: What does leadership look like in today’s property market?
Six ways property leaders can create clarity, build stronger teams and make better decisions in uncertain times.
In Pictures: Echlin x Dyson collab at Ransomes Wharf
London Square’s Battersea scheme showcases British craft with a high-tech twist.
South London housing scheme takes 2026 Stirling Prize
Council-commissioned development of 157 homes in Croydon takes architecture’s top UK honour, beating five shortlisted projects including Renzo Piano’s Paddington Square.
Quote of the day
For anyone attempting to anticipate the trajectory of the housing market, energy prices are a good place to start
Function Vs Form: What happens when luxury design forgets how a building actually works
Sebastian Moritz runs through the importance of reading building designs from an operational perspective.
Albion Nord builds senior team as international ambitions grow
Super-prime design studio makes quartet of high-level appointments as it expands its portfolio across the UK and overseas.
London sales slump to six-year low as price cuts surge
Fresh analysis of LonRes data reveals agreed sales in the first nine months of 2026 were 22% below the five-year average, and 36% below 2021 levels.
Former Knight Frank Private Office partner launches buying agency
Senior figure sets up independent operation focused on high-value acquisitions.
Finchatton takes on one of Chelsea’s biggest development prizes
Exclusive: Super-prime heavyweight drafted in to steer landmark PCL scheme promising 78 residences with 'world-class' amenities.
Luxury London lettings hit record levels as international buyers bide their time
Wealthy residents 'have not turned away' from Prime Central London, says JLL.
Dilemma, dilemma: Lucian Cook on the psychology & science of pricing in the current market
Savills' research chief explores the market mechanics and mental gymnastics behind pricing strategies for top-end instructions.
eXp owner names new global chief; announces three-day London palooza
American brokerage founder Glenn Sanford steps back as the UK division prepares to host the firm's big international convention next year.
Editor's Choice
In Pictures: Developer rounds off sales programme at well-received PCL scheme with a flourish.
International property news
Super-prime London developer unveils Dubai debut
Valouran teams up with fellow PCL luxury specialist on a high-end townhouse project in the emirate.
‘They are the places that have welcomed the new wealth’: Investment giant hunts untapped demand in UAE, US & Italy
As Aman-branded residences set new price benchmarks in Beverly Hills, Jonathan Goldstein explains where Cain is seeing new opportunities.
eXp plots Swiss expansion
Broker brand announces 11th European operation.
£410mn Hong Kong land deal smashes expectations
Developer sees off nine rival bidders to secure prime Kowloon site at 38% above the top end of market estimates, paying the highest resi land rate in the district in nearly five years.
Luxury property brokerage expands into Panama
Punta Pacifica Realty becomes the network's 65th office in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Savills’ Victoria Garrett
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Simon Deen
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
From PCL to Cape Town: Sophie Gamborg on taking the buying advisory model overseas
Two decades after starting out in London’s prime resi market, the former Savills & Aylesford agent explains how she spotted a gap in Cape Town - and built a business around it.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jane Cronwright-Brown
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
‘Buyers today have more choice than ever before’: Savills global resi chief on the battle for international wealth
Interview: Victoria Garrett discusses London’s place on the world stage, Dubai’s next phase, the impact of tax & geopolitics, and how developers are catering to an increasingly discerning clientele.
Interiors & Design
Middle East project consultancy makes move on European market
London-based design specialist brought in to spearhead UAE firm's next phase of growth.
Conservation pioneer Sir Donald Insall dies aged 100
Architect who helped shape Britain's approach to historic buildings founded his eponymous practice in 1958.
Inside St John’s Wood Square: Sales launch at ‘once-in-a-generation’ super-prime project
Portia Fox-designed show apartment unveiled as long-awaited transformation of historic NW8 barracks site hits the market, with pricing revealed for the first time.
£2mn Cotswolds site comes with consent for 11,000 sq ft ‘energy-positive’ home
In Pictures: The ten-acre plot is 'a dream in the making,' declares Charlie Willis of Forbes Global Properties.
Arcadis to offload majority of architecture business
Global consultancy to divest architecture operations as part of major strategic 'reset'.
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