The Market

Another subdued week for agents in the capital, although we did see a bump in new sales supply.

Prime Purchase boss reports his busiest spell in five years, as realistic pricing gets country house deals moving while London lags.

Ranked: Analysis reveals the top streets, squares & districts for £5mn-plus flat sales, as new developments redraw the prime property map.

High-value transactions are up 62% as the firm continues to make heavyweight hires and expand its new broker division.

Professor John Muellbauer makes a fresh case for halving Stamp Duty and replacing Council Tax, while branding the mansion tax 'poorly designed'.

Private client lawyer Jemma Hotta considers the potential implications for valuable homes and the families inheriting them.

35% of UK homes are in areas that have seen property prices fall over the last 12 months, rising to 85% across London and the South East.

Special Feature: PrimeResi surveyed leading estate agents, buying agents, developers & advisors to gauge the luxury property sector's feelings & forecasts about this week's big fiscal event.

Fresh Beauchamp Estates analysis tracks prime and super-prime sales through seven fiscal statements - as agency calls for end to annual guessing game.

Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from LonRes, Winkworth, Savills, Knight Frank, RFR Property, ONS & more...

Knight Frank has been crunching the numbers ahead of John Healey's big speech, revealing a sizeable drop in high-end sales and the Treasury's tax take.