The Market

'With the October Budget behind us, the outlook for both house prices and rents remains positive,' says JLL in its latest property market forecasts.

Private bank's latest survey of the capital's luxury market shows prices falling, average discounts close to 9% and almost 80% of sales coming in below asking price.

The latest data confirms a spike in property transactions last week.

Savills has issued fresh forecasts for the mainstream housing market, with an optimistic outlook for less turbulent times ahead.

Linking long-term loans to properties rather than people could promote more energy-efficient retrofits, argue lenders.

An extra 2% on the SDLT surcharge for additional homes is "a slightly bitter but manageable pill to swallow," says Benham and Reeves boss Marc von Grundherr.

'This coming US election will be more than just a decision on leadership - it could signal a new phase of high demand for international real estate,' says Parisian buying agent Susie Hollands.

Last week's Labour Budget was 'driven by ideology, penalising those they simply did not need to tax or tax further,' argues top-end estate agency boss Charles Curran.

Richard & Sophie Rogerson consider the implications for prime resi markets following last week's fiscal reset.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, Knight Frank, Property Vision, the OBR, Nationwide, UK Sotheby's International Realty…

Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index is running far below its 10-year average growth rate.

Four decades after the branded residences model emerged, pioneered by Four Seasons, this niche financial strategy has evolved into a diverse & thriving sector of the global real estate market, explains…