The Market

The percentage of international property markets registering an annual fall in mainstream residential prices jumped from 2% in Q1 2020 to 16% in Q3 2020.

London Central Portfolio says Rishi Sunak should avoid being tempted by a 'short-term tactical ploy', or risk a negative trickle-down effect...

Who could have anticipated that 2020 would prove to be one of the best years for those operating in the prime property market, writes Ed Heaton as he runs through some of the key trends to emerge in both…

The pace of property demand growth "does appear to be losing a bit of steam and slowing", reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as house prices continue to rise.

Prime London Market Snapshot: The latest data on PCL and POL from Knight Frank.

"A one-off wealth tax would work, raise significant revenue, and be fairer and more efficient than the alternatives," suggests an in-depth report from The Wealth Commission.

Well-designed office-to-resi conversions can revitalise our cityscapes as they undergo dramatic changes accelerated by the pandemic, argues Grant Lipton...

"The prime and super-prime markets will continue to break away from the core housing market" in the coming year, forecasts Jackson-Stops.

The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.

‘In some ways, the second national lockdown had parallels with the first.

Nicola Gooch explains the significance of the latest proposals to shake up the general permitted development order.

‘Lockdown proof’ locations have seen a surge in demand since the pandemic hit, says Jackson-Stops - and the local watering hole is apparently the number one draw...