Economics
Chancellor Hunt hikes taxes; plans to roll back recent Stamp Duty cuts in 2025
Today's Autumn Statement represents 'a substantial tax increase', admits Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, targeting 'those with the broadest shoulders'.
Tom Bill on what the property market needs & expects from this week’s Autumn Statement
Capital Gains Tax rather than stamp duty has been the subject of speculation ahead of Thursday’s announcement
Abrahmsohn: I see the property market moving sideways for a while
Current predictions of a long and drawn-out recession are overdone, writes Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Rising interest rates: Why the Bank of England has increased rates again and what to expect next
Financial markets are currently forecasting interest rates of around 4.
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 Knight Frank, JLL, Credit Suisse, Savills, London House & more…
Tom Bill: Was the October dip a blip?
Weak UK housing market data in October is not a reliable indicator for what comes next.
PCL property prices to climb 13.5% over the next five years, predicts Savills, as prime markets out-perform
Savills has updated its five-year property market forecasts, predicting price drops in all regions and sectors in 2023.
The UK’s super-rich headcount fell in 2021, but is set to rocket in the coming years
Only a few nations saw their UHNW population fall last year;
BoE raises interest rates to 3%
The UK's base rate of interest has jumped by 0.75% in the biggest single rise since the 1980s.
James Wyatt: Stratosphere versus Reality
The harsh reality of rising inflation and interest rates mean the Goldilocks era is over, writes James Wyatt.
House prices are set for a correction not a crash, says JLL
House prices crashes have been rare in the UK, says JLL's research chief, Marcus Dixon - and average prices have never slumped by more than 20%.
Tom Bill: What Rishi Sunak means for the UK property market
'How far the new PM can wind back the clock is a significant question for the UK housing market.'