The Market
Have PCL property values turned a corner?
Fresh Savills data suggests the pace of decline is easing across prime markets, as buyers & sellers become 'more aligned on price.'
Major developer calls time on London as viability ‘fundamentally broken’
Economic rewards for taking development risk in the capital have 'evaporated,' says housebuilding giant boss.
Tories’ inheritance tax sums come under scrutiny
Analysis suggests proposed reforms could cost almost twice as much as claimed - and put a sizeable dent in the number of £1mn-plus homes coming to market.
Rate fears & Budget jitters deepen top-end housing slowdown – RICS
September's survey of surveyors confirms London remains notably weaker than the national market.
Tories pledge to take family homes out of inheritance tax
Badenoch adds another big-ticket property tax promise to conference agenda, alongside plans to scrap Stamp Duty and Labour’s incoming ‘mansion tax’.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 40, 2026
31% fewer sales were agreed last week than in the same seven-day period last year.
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: Jo Eccles on navigating today’s prime London market
Hesitant buyers, ‘unicorn’ hunters and behind-the-scenes fee wars are adding to the complexities of getting a deal done, explains Eccord’s MD.
Record transfer window kicks off super-prime rental bonanza
Savills handled more than 20 player and manager relocations over the summer, including a string of deals in Cheshire at more than £30k a month.
Prime London rents climb as landlord squeeze tightens supply
Knight Frank blames rising borrowing costs and 'increased taxation and red tape' for the capital's dwindling rental supply.
Guardian: Why are London mansions struggling to sell?
LonRes chief says there is some ‘unbelievably good value’ in the capital's prime neighbourhoods - but warns the market has yet to find its floor.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Knight Frank, Savills, HMRC, BoE, Benham & Reeves, Rightmove, Glenigan & more...
Tories set out stall for housing policy shake-up
Conference season brings a fresh batch of pledges, with Stamp Duty abolition, a new developer levy and a cull of housebuilding rules in the mix.