The Market
Lucian Cook on the role of debt in the prime resi market
Savills research chief looks at the implications of increases in the cost of living and mortgage finance for the prime housing market.
Revealed: The UK areas with the highest percentage of cash buyers
The proportion of cash buyers ranges from less than 20% in Barking & Dagenham to nearly 60% in parts of Norfolk, new research shows.
Property industry reactions to tax u-turns & another new Chancellor
Thoughts from Savills, Knight Frank Finance, Fine & Country, Benham and Reeves, Anderson Harris, and Propertymark.
New Chancellor Hunt reverses most Truss tax cuts
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has torn down most of Kwarsi Kwarteng's three-week-old tax cuts - but the Stamp Duty cut remains.
Asking prices continue to climb as some buyers pause while others rush deals through
'The vast majority of buyers who had already agreed their purchase are still going ahead,' says Rightmove, but some buyers 'have had their plans dashed by the sudden nature of the mortgage rate rises.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from UBS, Rightmove, Knight Frank, Savills, Acadata & more…
London rents reach a record high as supply shrinks and demand climbs
Foxtons has listed 38% fewer rental properties so far this year compared to last, while tenant demand is running high.
The potential impact of rising interest rates in seven graphs
The Resolution Foundation estimates the average London mortgagor will be paying £5,500 more in annual costs by the end of 2024.
Truss sacks Kwarteng as Chancellor; rolls back another tax cut
Jeremy Hunt has replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Global housing markets are ‘at the tipping point’, warns UBS, with ‘significant price corrections’ imminent in many world cities
'We are witnessing the owner-occupied housing boom finally under pressure globally,' says UBS, which warns of 'significant price corrections' in a majority of the highly-valued global cities in the coming…
Liam Bailey: The end of the asset boom?
Knight Frank's global research chief surveys the latest themes in property, wealth & investment...
‘Storm clouds clearly visible’, warns the RICS as ‘dial shifts’ on the housing market
The property market 'has clearly shifted in a negative direction', says the RICS' Chief Economist, with surveyors expecting house prices and transaction volumes to fall in the coming months.