Economics

Knight Frank mid-year forecasts indicate that everything will return to positive growth next year

"The UK’s primary property tax remains scandalously out of line with modern property values", argues Tom Goodfellow

'People will be happier to invest if sentiment is good'

But countries can be divided into three categories: Boom, Bust & Boom, and Boom

Bob Dylan - with a little help from James Wyatt - explains how the world of estate agency and property valuation is changing

164,000 homes were completed in England in 2015/16. This is more than in recent years, but still below the 2007/08 pre-recession peak of 200,000

'Intuitively, a bubble (and this applies to any asset, not just real estate) exists when the price of an asset is over-inflated relative to some benchmark.

"The lady is for turning" after all, says Trevor Abrahmsohn

The average global home is valued at $82,000, says Savills

Former financier turned agency boss Charles Curran examines where a 'Norway Deal' - or access to the EU on a 'pay with no say' basis - would potentially leave the UK and its property market

Knight Frank warns of the risks of linking a property purchase to the performance of currency markets