The Market
A decade after the London 2012 Olympics, Stratford’s property market has put in a ‘gold medal performance’
JLL has had a look at what's happened to Stratford's property market in the ten years since the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Second-home boom sends Welsh tax receipts soaring
Welsh authorities report record LTT revenue as concerns mount over impact of property market boom.
Green Shift: Why a home’s sustainability credentials will soon be a deal-breaker
There is a clear shift towards more eco-conscious house-hunting, reports Rightmove - but high costs and confusion are thwarting many people's desire to improve their home's energy efficiency.
Prime resi prices continue to climb in major global cities
US cities have seen the highest rates of prime property price growth in the last six months, reports Savills, as the firm predicts a slight slowdown across most world cities in the second half of this…
Six ways to improve housing taxation around the world
“There is significant scope for countries to improve the design and functioning of housing taxes,” declares the OECD, as it advises high-income economies including the UK to cut residential transaction…
PCL prices are rising at their fastest rate since 2014, but remain 17.6% below their peak
Savills is forecasting a slow and steady recovery - rather than a sharp uptick - for London’s golden postcodes, unless high net worth foreign investors return in their pre-pandemic numbers…
The property market is ‘no longer brimming with confidence’ – Garrington
The property market "has continued to defy expectations" through the latest (ongoing) batch of political and economic uncertainty, reports national buying agency Garrington, with most indices pointing…
Lettings supply improves, but not enough to quell rising rents
Estate agents have seen rental stock levels climb steadily since February - but "this barely scratches the surface on what is needed in order to limit the ever-widening gap between supply and demand,"…
Monday Market Review: Key figures and findings from the last seven days (w/c 18.07.22)
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Foxtons, Rightmove, HMRC, TwentyCi, Zoopla & more…
UK property market ‘defying all odds’ as more households gear up to move
Perhaps this is the new normal, suggests TwentyCi…
Property market moves ‘back to normal’ as Summer heat cools – Propertymark
Another market index tells of slowing buyer demand and less pressure on house prices.
Transaction numbers tumble from last year’s high
HMRC recorded 55% fewer residential property sales in June this year compared to last; it's the slowest June in nine years.