Economics
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.
OBR updates UK housing market forecasts
Average prices & transaction volumes likely to rise 2.5% a year over the next five years, while housebuilding activity is set to dip further before turning up 'sharply'.
Talking Heads: Property industry reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement 2026
Deliberately low-key speech broadly welcomed by prime resi insiders.
Prime London transactions dwindle as supply outpaces demand
'Activity in the property market is likely to soften as the Westminster drama escalates further,' warns Knight Frank's research chief following the Green Party's by-election triumph.
Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play
Andrew Thomas, a Lecturer in Middle East Studies and author of Iran and the West: A Non-Western Approach to Foreign Policy, explores 'a deliberate strategy by the Iranian government, designed to exact…
Fall-throughs cost England’s estate agents £392mn in lost commission – Rightmove
Property portal highlights the economic impact of fall throughs, and reiterates calls for a more digitised system of buying & selling.
The main risk for the housing market now is political – Knight Frank
Lower mortgage rates should underpin demand, but this week's by-election outcome may shape sentiment, explains the agency's head of UK resi research Tom Bill.
Total UK housing value climbs 1.5% to record high
Savills estimates the combined value of British homes currently stands at £9.18 trillion.
‘A classic late-cycle opportunity phase’: Exploring Mayfair’s ‘polarised’ market
The Golden Postcode property market has 'hit the bottom of the current cycle,' declares Wetherell, encouraging HNW househunters to 'buy now or miss out.'
Much Ado About Nothing: Why bifurcation, not decline, is the real story in Prime Central London
Richard Rogerson explains how quality is now defining liquidity in the capital’s top neighbourhoods - and flags more key trends to watch in 2026, from shifting demographics to the return of debt.
Industry Reactions: Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75%
Top-end property market experts & insiders weigh-in on the Monetary Policy Committee's latest decision.
UK haven status under pressure as geopolitical risks rise – Knight Frank
While the Chancellor talked up Britain’s appeal to global investors in Davos last week, the property market is still digesting Labour’s first two Budgets, explains research chief Tom Bill.