Economics
Property market sentiment has ‘softened’ in the last few months – Savills
Infography: A survey of the property consultancy's clients reveals a more downbeat outlook amongst home buyers, sellers & investors.
Latest HMRC data reveals 27% slump in resi stamp duty receipts
Properties valued at over £1mn accounted for just 4% of all transactions in 2023-24, but over half of total SDLT receipts.
Governors, Chancellors & Second-Guessing: Lucian Cook on how the Budget changed the prime property market
Decisions made in Number 11 Downing Street have been felt 'particularly keenly' at the top of the housing market in 2024, says Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research at Savills, as he reflects on a…
Berkeley outlines £7bn ten-year plan as profits dip
Housebuilder is forging ahead with the creation of 'market-leading' built-to-rent platform.
Abrahmsohn: What are the New Year indicators for the resi property market?
Following an eventful few months, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn looks at what 2025 could have in store for the capital's buyers, sellers, landlords & tenants.
Knight Frank trims house price forecasts for 2025
But Tom Bill's team has upgraded its outlook for prime London property price growth over the next five years.
UK Budget & US Election Debrief: Ten impacts on the Prime London property market
As the dust settles on months of uncertainty, top buying agent Jo Eccles summarises the short- and long-term considerations for those leaving, remaining, or coming to the UK.
England & Wales index records first house price growth in six months
Prices are currently on a 'modestly improving trajectory after oscillating around a more or less flat underling trend for much of the past two years,' reports Acadata.
‘We appear to be through the eye of the storm’: Buying agency notes ‘fresh optimism’ in the property market
Garrington's latest housing market sit-rep takes an upbeat view of recent political and economic happenings.
House prices set to rise 3% in 2025 ‘as a new cycle begins’ – Hamptons
'The mood of the housing market has shifted from trepidation to cautious optimism,' says national estate agency - but Hamptons' longer-term outlook is less bullish than other property market forecasts.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest movements and commentary, featuring data and analysis from Coutts, Maskells, Hamptons, RFR, Benham & Reeves, Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove & more...
Property Industry Reactions: BoE cuts interest rates again, to 4.75%
'If inflation remains low and stable it’s likely that we will reduce interest rates further,' says the Monetary Policy Committee.