The Market
Global prime resi rental growth slides to three-year low
Tokyo leads international city rankings with annual uplift of 6%, while Toronto, Auckland & Singapore all saw rents fall in 2024.
Spring Statement: Planning reform to drive GDP growth, predicts OBR
No taxing announcements today - but fresh Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts expect a big boost to housebuilding, with residential transaction volumes & property values also climbing over the next…
UK house price inflation climbs to 4.9%
Official data suggest property price growth has been steadily gathering pace since bottoming-out at the end of 2023.
London’s lettings market ‘busier than expected’, reports major agency
Chestertons flags 'sharp' increase in enquiries & 30% uplift in number of tenants moving; fellow high-profile firm Foxtons says market likely to remain 'highly competitive' over the coming months.
UK house price growth slows to 1.8%
The latest Zoopla house price index confirms we're in a buyers' market.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 12, 2025
A run of sales activity in the last seven days means Q1 is ending on a relative high.
London misses out on ‘global super-prime sales surge’
'2024 ended with a bang for super-prime markets,' says Knight Frank, but tax speculation dampened London's top-end.
UK is home to the highest property taxes in the developed world – claim
Real estate tax revenues account for more than 3% of GDP in seven major economies - with the UK at the top.
Spring Budget 2025: The prime property industry’s hopes & fears
Our panel of luxury property leaders urges the Chancellor to ease the tax burden on residential transactions, and to make Britain a more hospitable place for international investors & HNWIs.
Jamie Freeman: A market in flux, but smart buyers are moving fast
Hopes of a surge in confidence have given way to a market still finding its footing, with billions quietly leaving the city and sentiment shifting faster than even the most seasoned observers expected…
Knight Frank: UK housing market adjusts as economic policies take shape
A clearer picture around tax & inflation may help to underpin demand, explains the agency's UK resi research boss Tom Bill.
National housing costs jump 10% to a record £216bn
London's total housing bill has soared by +27% in two years.