The Market

Savills, Knight Frank & Jackson-Stops weigh in on latest HMRC figures.

'This is not a comfortable pause,' says one estate agency chief.

'Abolishing leasehold outright is a glib soundbite rather than a serious policy proposition,' warns Matthew Pennycook.

'Build costs and viability will remain challenging' across the country, warns Savills.

Escalating mortgage costs mean the average new rent bill is less than a typical mortgage payment, for the first time in nearly a year.

Jamie Freeman discusses fragile confidence, lifestyle-led demand and why off-market deals are on the rise.

London letting agents report a 'sustained recovery from the winter slowdown'.

Zoopla data suggests homes in the capital are taking nearly a week longer to find a buyer than last year.

LonRes recorded 16% fewer Agreed Sales last week  than in the same seven day period last year.

The capital's prime resi market is overdue a resurgence in 2026, suggests one bullish property firm - citing a 'structural decline of every serious global alternative'.

Latest data shows sales values falling across most PCL areas, with sharper drops in some of the most exclusive markets.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be 'examining exceptional measures to protect household budgets' in the face of economic fallout from the Iran war, but Downing Street has denied the rumour.