The Market
Views sought on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rate reform
Important consultation seeks to set a framework for how much leaseholders should pay to buy the freehold, extend their lease or to buy out their ground rent.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Beauchamp Estates, LonRes, UK Sotheby's International Realty, Knight Frank, eXp UK, Savills, Cluttons & more...
‘Streamlined’ draft London Plan targets housebuilding & climate resilience
35% affordable homes fast-track threshold returns for over a third of boroughs.
Savills: Prime landlords reassessing rents as costs mount
Many are reviewing rental values and adjusting portfolios in response to growing regulatory, tax and borrowing pressures, says agency.
London’s Burning: Ollie Marshall on why reports of the capital’s demise are greatly exaggerated
The city has survived plague, fire, war and terrorism over the centuries; a few gloomy forecasts aren't about to finish it off, says top buying agent.
Rental supply falls for first time since 2022 – Rightmove
Property portal says 'supply, demand and pricing trends appear to be steady and in-line with seasonal norms' following the introduction of the Renters' Rights Bill.
Leasehold ‘life sentence’ report lambasts slow reforms
Researchers claim '90% of [leasehold] buyers regret their purchase.'
Luxury brokerage declares £1.3bn in H1 sales
Overseas buyers accounted for 52% of the UK agency's deals, while new instructions topped £2.3bn.
Lucian Cook: Tax speculation returns but all of the complexities remain
Despite much chatter, 'the matter of whether [Andy Burnham] would pursue a substantial overhaul of property taxation remains one of conjecture,' counsels the Savills research chief.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 28, 2026
Fresh LonRes data indicates another week of relatively slow sales activity.
Southern regions drive drop in buyer demand
Ranked: Buyer demand by English county
JLL flags ‘early signs of stabilisation’ in PCL’s property market
Property consultancy recorded a 14% jump in Prime Central London sales in Q2, while the pace of price declines seems to be easing.