The Market
Stamp Duty receipts rocket
HMRC's revenue from SDLT was 22% higher last month than in March 2020.
Westminster formally adopts planning blueprint
'Ambitious strategy will make Westminster one of the best places to live, work and play', says the council.
AONBs under threat from spread of ’executive homes’ – CPRE
The countryside charity is accusing local authorities of ‘prioritising new building over landscape protection’.
How the race for space changed the PCL landscape
Using granular LonRes data, Fraser Slater examines how sales values for houses and flats PCL changed over the course of last year - and the premium buyers were willing to pay across all the key neighbourhoods...
Where in PCL are buyers bagging the biggest discounts?
New research claims homes in the most expensive postcode in the capital, W1K, have been selling at an average of 20% below asking.
House prices continue to climb, but London still lags
The average UK house price increased by 8.6% over the year to February 2021, up from 8.0% in January.
What Buyers Want: Home-buying trends in France, Italy, Portugal & Spain
Amenities, high-speed internet access and a good view top the wish list for people buying in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, according to the latest research from Savills.
Talking Heads: On winning bidding wars and paying above the asking
Recent weeks have been filled with tales of frenzied buyers bidding well over the asking price, as soaring demand collides with supply levels sinking to an all-time low.
Prime London’s tenants are getting younger
Under-30s accounted for nearly 90% of the tenancies signed in Q1, reports LCP - up by almost a quarter on last year.
Bumper start to the year for Savills’ auction team
The agency noted a massive increase in telephone bidders at its latest sale, which raised £40m.
Westminster tipped to outperform PCL forecasts
JLL expects the capital's most iconic borough will benefit from a renewed appetite for city living in the wake of the pandemic.
Market hits a hurdle as agents ‘run out of houses to sell’
The lack of properties coming on ‘has the potential to jeopardise or temporarily cause a slow-down in the market’, says TwentyCi, as stock levels sink to an all-time low.