Economics
Cash buyers behind over half of property deals in RBKC & Westminster
One in every two transactions in the capital's most expensive boroughs went down as cash purchases last year
Six London property market trends explored in 13 charts
The Office for National Statistics has analysed recent movements in the UK House Price Index, highlighting a series of notable trends in the capital's property pricing and transaction volumes
‘End stamp duty to rebalance the housing market’ – RICS
20% of surveyors believe replacing Stamp Duty with a modernised Council Tax would benefit the property market and wider economy
ONS measures how fast UK housing costs are rising
Official stats provide snapshot of the changing prices and costs associated with home ownership in the UK
Carney paints bleak picture for UK housing market in no-deal Brexit scenario
House prices could fall by more than a third over three years in the event of a disorderly departure from the EU in March, warns BoE chief
Why London property prices are falling: An economic primer in five charts
Five charts that help to explain some of the key factors behind London's falling house prices, explored by Geoff Meen, Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Reading
What would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the prime property sector?
As former Housing Minister Dominic Raab gets to the business end of negotiations with the European Union, we ask a panel of senior players in the prime resi industry about what effect - if any - Brexit…
Rising land values account for most of the UK’s net worth growth
The national net worth increased by 5.1% last year, according to the ONS; it would have risen by just 0.9% without land inflation...
UK HNW investor visas hold their appeal
UK immigration stats show falling numbers - but nearly a third more high net worth Investor Visas were granted in the year to July compared to the previous 12 months, and twice as many as in the year from…
Stamp duty revenue sinks further as transaction slump takes Government by surprise
Revenue in the four months to July fell to £3.91 billion, reflecting "lower-than-expected residential property transactions and a weaker London housing market"
Carrington on Q2: Brexit, Purplebricks & PCL
With the arrival of Kit Malthouse as the seventeenth incumbent Minister of State for Housing since 1997, one could say that this time, at last, we have someone with real experience of local government…
Top Bank of England economist warns of an ‘exodus’ of finance workers from London
The number of EU workers coming to London is falling, says Ian McCafferty, and that's affecting the property market