The Market
Estate agents’ boards: ‘Visual pollution’ or important marketing tool?
Officials are clamping down on traditional 'For Sale' and 'To Let' signs across PCL, but their incredible commercial potency is underestimated by the consumer - and absurdly, even by some estate agents,…
The Gift Horse: Ollie Marshall on London’s ‘unbelievable’ opportunities for prime property buyers
Markets have become irrational and some remarkable homes are going for a song, reports top buying agent; the key is knowing how to capitalise, and where to look.
Opinion: Why 2025 is set to be a pivotal year for planning & housebuilding
Carter Jonas's Head of Planning & Development outlines his predictions for what the new year could mean for housebuilding and property development...
Planning permissions slump to record low
HBF issues urgent call for 'targeted interventions' as downward trend continues.
Black Brick: ‘This is the moment when the really smart money is buying’
'We have been amazed by how much prime stock there is to choose from at the moment,' says PCL acquisition firm, which has just secured an apartment in Kensington for less than half its original £30mn…
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 1, 2025
Early data suggests the slowest new year start in at least five years.
Flurry of new year sales listings boosts stock by 6%
Some 26,000 homes were listed for sale on Rightmove in the first seven days of 2025.
Leasehold reform legislation coming ‘within this year’ says Housing Secretary
Angela Rayner renews pledge to bring forward leasehold reforms and promote commonhold tenure.
Savills PCL teams toast £100mn festive deal flurry
Prime Central London agency & resi development divisions report 'one of their strongest ends to a year' after HNW buyers splash out on mansions & penthouses.
Prime London property demand ‘rallied’ at the end of 2024
London estate agency reports an increase in top-end buyer demand through Q4.
London’s super-prime property market slumps to five-year low
£15mn-plus deals dropped off by a quarter in 2024, reports Beauchamp Estates, as tax hikes, non-dom changes & political uncertainty spooked billionaire buyers.
Wondering what to expect in 2025? You just need to look back at the final months of 2024
Guy Robinson of Strutt & Parker casts a weather eye over the property market's prospects in the year ahead.