Economics
Budget 2026: The prime resi industry’s hopes, fears & expectations
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.
Property movers sour on government policy as the Budget looms
Home movers are 'soldiering on with one arm tied behind their back', says property portal boss, warning: 'there’s only so long people can keep battling against the odds.'
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.
Government introduces EPC-style Flood Performance Certificates for homes
New ratings will assess properties’ exposure to flooding and the measures taken to protect them, with potential implications for insurance and lending.
Tom Bill on tax-cut promises, mortgage pain & the country house market
Knight Frank's research boss weighs up the latest political pledges, the borrowing squeeze and 'brittle' sentiment among buyers.
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.
The $84trn Question: Which global hotspots are leading the race for next-gen wealth?
London ranks third in new Savills study of the locations best placed to attract and retain younger HNWIs, as vast wealth shifts across borders and generations.
‘First hard evidence’ emerges of £2mn mansion tax effect on property prices
Fresh data confirms that transactions are 'bunching' below the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge threshold.
Industry Panel: How 15 prime resi leaders would redesign England’s property tax system
Exclusive PrimeResi survey finds most respondents favour shifting the tax burden away from transactions and towards property ownership - but opinion is split over abolishing SDLT altogether.
Knight Frank research boss: UK housing outlook hinges on Middle East tensions
Markets are pricing in multiple rate hikes, but where borrowing costs go next relies heavily on a single unpredictable geopolitical risk, explains Tom Bill.
Property Industry Reactions: Interest rates held at 3.75% for sixth time
But the Bank of England has warned rising inflation means a rate hike is getting more likely.
Tom Bill: Why January feels a long time ago for the UK housing market
Global and domestic forces including the Middle East conflict, Japanese capital flows, higher AI investment, rising government debt and fiscal concerns ahead of October’s Budget are reshaping the borrowing…