Economics
Exchange Great: Surveying the currency play across eight prime resi property markets
Knight Frank explains why prime buyers are paying close attention to currency shifts
Infography: Comparing ‘Black Swan’ crisis events
The Covid-19 outbreak is being called a "Black Swan" event - something rare and unexpected that has severe consequences for investors
Lucian Cook on what Covid-19 might mean for the property market
The Coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause "a hiatus in the UK housing market, without necessarily affecting longer term prospects," says Savills' research chief.
Coronavirus has ‘completely wrecked’ the housing market bounce as viewings slump
"It seems likely that Covid-19, combined with last month’s floods, will have completely wrecked any positive effects that political certainty since the general election may have provided to the housing m…
Budget 2020: Property industry reactions to the non-resident Stamp Duty surcharge & more
It was not unexpected, but the new 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers is not particularly welcome either, say most of our prime residential property industry insiders...
Optimism returns to the property industry – but estate agents are looking to diversify
Key findings from Zoopla's annual "State of the Property Nation" include a marked upswing in estate agencies' sentiment, but there's continued uncertainty over the political situation.
The total value of UK housing has soared by 46% in the last ten years
The combined value of UK homes has escalated by £750m a day since 2009, says Savills...
Javid confirms Budget 2020 date: Wednesday 11th March
The new Government's first Budget will be delivered on 11th March 2020; it will "usher in a decade of renewal" says Chancellor Sajid Javid.
All is calm, all is bright: Post-election thoughts
There is no denying the instant relief felt by stakeholders in the prime London property market following the general election result, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson, but there are real concerns this…
Is the market ready for price growth?
With the Conservatives now given a mandate to take Brexit forward and promptly as promised, Cluttons' James Hyman and team give their view on the likely consequences for the residential markets across…
‘Certainty will return to the UK housing market’, predicts JLL in an upbeat set of forecasts
Property firm prophecies "the end of a long period of uncertainty" in London and around the country - with positive growth on the cards for house prices, transaction volumes and rental values.
Luxury lifestyle prices are rising twice as fast as mainstream consumer inflation
Coutts bank's measure of luxury price inflation has risen by 4.7% a year since 2016; twice the rate of the mainstream Consumer Prices Index