Economics
Tom Bill: Four things to watch for the UK property market in 2022
Knight Frank's UK resi research boss runs through the key factors that could affect the trajectory of the market over the next 12 months...
UK Residential Property Market: 2021 in numbers
Knight Frank presents the 12 numbers of 2021...
SDLT receipts hit highest level since 2017
A massive £11.44bn has been taken by HMRC so far this year - and last month’s total was still well up on pre-pandemic levels
December’s rate hike makes January a unique opportunity for borrowers
Lenders get hit with new targets at the beginning of the year and CEOs will want to make hay while the going is good, writes Alex Ogario
BoE nudges interest rates up to 0.25%
"The rise has been a long time coming, and with inflation now at decade high levels, there really is little alternative," comments Strutt & Parker, while Knight Frank Finance says "it’s clear that the B…
Mortgage lending set to ‘return to more stable levels of activity’ after 2021’s surge – UK Finance
"The outlook for the housing and mortgage markets over the next two years is for a return to more stable, balanced picture following the upheavals of the last two years," predicts banking trade body UK …
‘Next year will see super-prime return with a bang’ & other property market predictions from a top buying agent
Edward Heaton, founder and managing partner of buying agency Heaton & Partners, shares his top property market predictions for the year ahead.
Entire home Airbnb listings in London have increased by 571% in 5 years: new research
Governments planning on introducing significant rental reforms need to ensure that further properties are not lost from the residential sector, writes Tom Simcock
Capital Gains Tax should be extended to nearly all homes, argues top think tank; here’s how it could work
Home-owners have benefitted from an "unearned, unequal and untaxed £3 trillion capital gains windfall" over the last 20 years, says the Resolution Foundation; this "one-off property lottery" should be …
Property sales falter as supply drought continues – RICS
“Unless this trend is reversed soon, transaction levels may flatline in 2022 with limited choice proving more significant than any shift in the interest rate environment for new buyers," warns the Royal I…
‘Covid-era [house-buying] activity set to eclipse everything since the credit crunch’ – UK Finance
“The combined boost to [property market] demand from stimulus measures and societal changes has more than offset any dampening effects from Covid-19 and wider adverse economic factors," says banking t…
Mortgage lending dropped sharply as the Stamp Duty holiday ended
"Parts of the market are beginning to normalise after a remarkable burst of activity," comments Savills' research chief, Lucian Cook.