The Market
Savills pushes housing market recovery back to 2028
New forecasts: Mainstream UK prices are tipped to fall 1.5% next year, with London in for a 3.5% drop as top agency downgrades expectations again.
Six months on: How has the Renters’ Rights Act played out in practice?
Savills’ Amelia Greene reports from the lettings front line, where several of landlords’ biggest fears have yet to materialise.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 44, 2026
A flurry of sales agreed last week, at least compared to the previous seven days...
Guy Meacock: ‘These are the best conditions I have ever seen, from my side of the negotiating fence’
Seasoned agency boss on what's next for buyers in Prime Central London.
PCL flat prices fall three times faster than houses
'It is a difficult moment for sellers, and an attractive opening for buyers who are ready to move,' says buying agency.
Forecast: London property prices ‘should return to growth’ in 2027
Major estate agency group thinks home-buying activity will improve a bit in the coming years, but doesn't expect a big recovery.
Westminster joins AI planning trial
Ministers say new tech can make shorter work of planning paperwork, halving processing times for routine householder applications.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Savills, ONS, Knight Frank, Connells Property Vision, UK Sotheby's & more...
UK transaction volumes down 4% on year as September bounce falls flat
Property industry weighs in on subdued HMRC figures, with Zoopla reporting buyers in ‘wait and see’ mode.
Industry Reactions: Mortgage approvals drop again
'The market is likely to remain turgid until we see inflation brought under control and talk of interest rate rises return to talk of interest rate cuts,' comments one influential pundit.
OBR downgrades house price, transaction & construction forecasts
Fiscal watchdog expects 4% fewer property sales over the next five years than were predicted in March.
RBKC claims national first with planning shake-up workaround
PCL borough rolls out new forum ahead of national reforms, giving councillors a say on applications set to be decided by officers.