The Market
Tom Bill: Middle East conflict clouds rate outlook and Budget plans
Energy price shocks are lifting swap rates, complicating the outlook for rate cuts and potentially squeezing the Chancellor’s headroom, explains Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.
UK housing market confidence ‘fragile’ as global uncertainties mount
Sentiment around London property price growth cooled sharply in February, according to the latest RICS survey.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 10, 2026
There was a spike in news sales instructions across London's prime postcodes last week, but agreed sales remained thin on the ground.
Rental pressure drops as supply & demand mellow – Zoopla
'Market conditions for renters are the best they have been for six years,' says property portal.
Bottoming Out? Why the prime Cotswolds market is now on the turn
Savills says top-end country house prices are 'starting to stabilise' after their post-pandemic correction, flagging particularly strong demand from American buyers...
New public register set to ‘expose secret land deals’
Government says new transparency regulations for property developers 'will help SME builders identify genuinely available sites sooner and compete more fairly in the land market.'
£79bn wiped off value of UK private rental sector since 2022
The buy-to-let boom that began in the late 1990s may now be hitting a 'landmark moment of contraction' as tax changes and red tape bite.
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2026
Rightmove's analysis is based on asking prices, and only includes addresses with at least five open-market listings in January.
Rupert des Forges: ‘London is becoming a dip-in, dip-out city for the super-rich’
'The capital might not be [UHNWI's] full-time base any more,' says Knight Frank veteran, 'but it is still an anchor for social & business life.'
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Knight Frank, Investec, OBR, Benham & Reeves, Halifax & more...
A fifth of £1mn+ homes sold at a loss last year – report
Research suggests 18% of properties bought for more than £1mn since 2010 and sold again in 2025, went for less than their first purchase price.
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.