The Market
Fashion Houses: Comparing property markets in the world’s fashion capitals
House prices in London, New York, Milan and Paris are still rising, despite a weakening global property market.
SDLT: Black and White, or (50) Shades of Grey?
Matt Spencer and Charlotte Jeanroy of Kingsley Napley explore the 'wonderfully complicated' world of Stamp Duty, highlighting a number of legitimate ways buyers can mitigate their transaction tax burden
The pandemic boom is over for most of the Prime London housing market – LonRes
Activity levels are finally settling down across the prime postcodes, although the top-end is still going gangbusters.
UK resi transactions drop by nearly a third from the pandemic boom
New analysis shows a 30.5% year-on-year drop in property sales across the UK.
Official data shows continued market slowdown in December
New ONS data reiterates how the property market slowed at the end of 2022 - but December's average price decline was less dramatic than many expected.
The Registration Gap: How long does it take for a transaction to be processed by the Land Registry?
A recent service update on processing times revealed that the Land Reg receives around 2.3 million applications and requests per month.
Surge in new sales instructions led by the South East
New data tells of a big increase in property listings in the last three months compared to the same period a year ago.
Scotland’s £1mn+ property market has rocketed 80% in two years
The last two years have seen a surge of high-value property sales in Scotland.
‘Love at first sight’ for 30% of UK buyers last year
Buyers are 'increasingly decisive' during viewings these days, reports Knight Frank.
Head over heels for bricks & mortar: Why it’s so hard for buyers & sellers to stay detached
When you fall in love with something, it is very hard to fall out of it, says buying agent Guy Meacock.
‘Green shoots of recovery’ emerging for the property market, as buyers pay closer to asking prices
Hamptons highlights a series of property market metrics that show a recovery from the post-mini-Budget slump.
London rental market ‘continues to normalise’ as supply recovers
Chestertons reports a big improvement in rental supply in the capital, with more choice encouraging more tenants to move home.