The Market
Deals & Data: London’s £15mn+ market rebounds in blockbuster first half
Record-breaking sales, resurgent international demand and a surprise winner among the capital's super-prime neighbourhoods - but buyers are still calling the shots.
Has Hamilton Terrace become NW London’s hottest address?
The St John's Wood street has notched up almost £100mn of house sales in the past 12 months.
Rightmove reports ‘substantially larger’ than usual July price dip
'Buyers have plenty of choice and sellers are having to work harder to stand out and attract them,' says portal.
Views sought on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rate reform
Important consultation seeks to set a framework for how much leaseholders should pay to buy the freehold, extend their lease or to buy out their ground rent.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Beauchamp Estates, LonRes, UK Sotheby's International Realty, Knight Frank, eXp UK, Savills, Cluttons & more...
‘Streamlined’ draft London Plan targets housebuilding & climate resilience
35% affordable homes fast-track threshold returns for over a third of boroughs.
Savills: Prime landlords reassessing rents as costs mount
Many are reviewing rental values and adjusting portfolios in response to growing regulatory, tax and borrowing pressures, says agency.
London’s Burning: Ollie Marshall on why reports of the capital’s demise are greatly exaggerated
The city has survived plague, fire, war and terrorism over the centuries; a few gloomy forecasts aren't about to finish it off, says top buying agent.
Rental supply falls for first time since 2022 – Rightmove
Property portal says 'supply, demand and pricing trends appear to be steady and in-line with seasonal norms' following the introduction of the Renters' Rights Bill.
Leasehold ‘life sentence’ report lambasts slow reforms
Researchers claim '90% of [leasehold] buyers regret their purchase.'
Luxury brokerage declares £1.3bn in H1 sales
Overseas buyers accounted for 52% of the UK agency's deals, while new instructions topped £2.3bn.
Lucian Cook: Tax speculation returns but all of the complexities remain
Despite much chatter, 'the matter of whether [Andy Burnham] would pursue a substantial overhaul of property taxation remains one of conjecture,' counsels the Savills research chief.