The Market

Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Knight Frank, Alexander Hall, Savills, Zoopla, HMRC & more...

Andrew Thomas, a Lecturer in Middle East Studies and author of Iran and the West: A Non-Western Approach to Foreign Policy, explores 'a deliberate strategy by the Iranian government, designed to exact…

Fresh Bank of England data reveals another drop in mortgage lending for house purchases.

Volumes were 5% below the five-year average in January as Budget implications continued to reverberate - but analysts expect activity will recover in the coming months.

Property portal highlights the economic impact of fall throughs, and reiterates calls for a more digitised system of buying & selling.

After a decade-long assault on assets, the signs of a London resurgence are real, says top buying agent.

'Some sellers are adjusting asking prices downwards,' reports big agency, as pricing strategies adapt to keep properties below the £2mn mark.

Alexander Hall is bullish about housing market activity in the next few months at least.

Difficult market conditions haven't held these 'landmark' central London schemes back.

Agreed sales volumes dwindle further.

Rising supply is keeping price inflation in check, reports property portal, as more accessible mortgages bolster mainstream market activity.

Urban and greenfield values fell 5% over the course of 2025, while those in PCL dropped 3%, Knight Frank reports.