Economics
In Numbers: A sit-rep of England’s housing market
"The need for housing in England has in recent years grown faster than its supply"
Total UK housing value jumped by nearly £500bn in 2016, but the landscape is shifting
The UK's £6.8tr housing stock is now worth 3.65 times Britain's GDP, says Savills
Lucian Cook’s six key themes for the resi property sector in 2017 and beyond
"Expect the unexpected" says Savills, but "life in the property world goes on" despite 2016's series of seismic shocks
London-based US bankers in bonus boost
City workers at US lenders are generally granted a dollar amount, paid out in sterling
London is ‘a top destination for money launderers’, with no data on real owners of most foreign-firm owned property
Most foreign firms owning London property are registered in tax havens, say Transparency International and Reuters
Infographic: Why the world loves London
CBRE counts the ways...
London’s prime property market dip to drive a £1.6bn cut in this year’s SDLT receipts
Stamp duty receipts "so far this year have been much weaker than expected" says the OBR
Global Wealth Report 2016: UK named ‘main loser’
Outlook is very uncertain, both for the economy and household wealth, says marquee Credit Suisse review
#AutumnStatement: The prime resi industry reacts
What the luxury property sector thinks about the abolition of letting agency fees, more money for housebuilding and infrastructure, and no changes to stamp duty
Required Reading: The Autumn Statement for HNWs and business owners
Mishcon de Reya's comprehensive briefing note on the Autumn Statement 2016
The Redfern Review: Trends, causes & solutions for the decline of home ownership
British home ownership fell by 6.2% between 2002 and 2014; young people are being priced out of property; building more homes is no quick fix
Is the Trump presidency good news for the UK property market?
'Since the USA and the UK have aligned economic models, if the former enjoys greater growth, this will have a contagion effect on the latter'