Economics
10 Years of ATED: On the past, present & future of the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings
Law firm Burges Salmon looks back at how the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) has evolved and affected the property market since being introduced in 2013, and considers what may lie ahead for the…
Think tank’s ‘radical new vision to fix the housing crisis’ gains broad support
Senior Tory MPs and conservative thinkers offer 60 housing policy suggestions, in a new report backed by homelessness charity Shelter.
Why mortgage rates will not return to recent lows any time soon
Professors Alper Kara and Muhammad Ali Nasir explain the factors moving mortgage markets right now - and what borrowers should expect in the coming months and years...
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Foxtons, Savills, Knight Frank, HMRC, OnTheMarket, Propertymark & more...
Tom Bill: What does the higher bank rate mean for the UK housing market?
Lenders are tinkering with mortgage rates as a contradictory set of events unfold but higher rates are here to stay, says Knight Frank's head of resi research.
Interest rates rise again, to 4.25%: Industry reactions
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has raised the base rate for the 11th month in a row.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Rightmove, Savills, eXp, Knight Frank, CBRE, the OBR & more...
Tom Bill on what Hunt’s Budget means for the UK housing market
The economic backdrop has improved, but things could turn more political this year, says Knight Frank's UK resi research boss...
OBR downgrades housing market forecast: prices set to fall by 10%; transactions by 20%
"Low consumer confidence, the squeeze on real incomes, and the expectation of mortgage rate rises to come are expected to contribute to continued falls in house prices and a reduction in housing market…
Budget Explainer: Here are some ways to read between the lines on what’s being reported
Simon Wren-Lewis, an Economics Professor at the University of Oxford, explores how media coverage of government finances and Budget statements can be confusing, and often misleading - highlighting some…
Quantifying Britain’s currency discount: Which nations are seeing the biggest savings on UK property?
Many international buyers 'are now enjoying a substantial discount when purchasing versus the price they would have paid a year ago when property values were lower', says a London estate agency.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, Hamptons, BNP Paribas Real Estate, John D Wood, Glentree & more...