Economics
71% of businesses are ‘considering investing in residential areas for their employees’
'The housing crisis is moving up the boardroom agenda and is now a serious concern in companies across the UK', says Strutt & Parker
Property price growth in UK cities falls to 2.7%, dragged down by London, Cambridge & the South
Zoopla identifies a 'tripartite housing cycle' from 2009 to the end of 2018
Why the housing ladder doesn’t exist any more
The FT's Thomas Hale has written an interesting piece (with lots of sums), arguing that the traditional lifetime escalation from a first-time buyer's flat to a family-sized house is now 'a myth that young…
Parliament prolongs political & economic uncertainty
House of Commons vote delivers no clarity on Brexit; uncertainty is the property market's 'new normal' says top-end estate agent
The total value of London’s housing stock has fallen for the first time since 2009
The total value of UK residences climbed by 2.7% - or £190bn - in 2018, says Savills, but London saw a 1.5% drop; all the homes in Britain are now worth £7.29 trillion.
Britain ‘set for worst decade of housebuilding since WW2’
Housebuilding numbers have fallen in every decade since the Second World War, and the 2010s are set to continue to the downward trend - despite a rising population.
PCL Property: The world’s best performing risk-adjusted asset class
Equity fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater explores how Prime Central London property has performed over the last two decades from a professional investor's perspective...
Empty homes in the UK: The true picture
Jan Ambrose, Editor of the residential section of the RICS' Property Journal, explores the data behind empty homes headlines, and asks what can be done to deal with long-term vacant properties
Luxury price inflation is more than double the mainstream rate, says Coutts
Prices for high-end products and services have risen by 5.9% in the last 12 months, reports the Queen's bank
‘The Great Moderation’: Knight Frank predicts a convergence of price growth across global prime property markets
"More muted growth is the main story" behind Knight Frank's 2019 forecast for the world's key luxury property markets
BoE paints gloomy picture of no-deal scenario, with house prices plunging by nearly a third
UK could face worst economic slump since WWII in the event of a 'disorderly' no-deal scenario, according to the Bank of England's latest analysis; 30% fall in house prices is 'unrealistic', argue property…
The new ‘Urban Dorset’ could ‘rival Bristol’s economy’
The forthcoming merger of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councils presents some big opportunities for property types, says Savills