The Market

Agency reports selling over £436m worth of land during the first three months of the year

With the overseas buyer surcharge now confirmed for implementation next year, Mishcon de Reya flags up some of the finer details to bear in mind...

Zoopla estimates that 50% fewer homes will be sold in 2020 than in 2019... The current rate of deals is about 10% of the usual March tally - a market more akin to late December than Springtime.

Latest Molior survey of the capital's new-build scene shows sales and starts were both up significantly pre-lockdown

Nearly a third (30%) more London homes were marked as "under offer" at the end of March compared to the same time a year ago, according to LonRes data mined buy Coutts bank, as deals piled up under the…

Knight Frank Research has just launched its first podcast series, aiming to "break down the news and delve into the intelligence behind the property market headlines."

Hamptons and Knight Frank both report big increases in tenancy renewals, but both flag signs of renewed demand for new lettings despite the lockdown.

Developers are already 'exploring their options' over deals where the buyers seem to have gone cold, reports Boodle Hatfield

Tenants across London & the Home Counties are making plans for life after lockdown, reports Knight Frank, although more are opting to go with the status quo.

Total private housing delivery in 2020 will end up lower than in the years following the global financial crisis, warns Knight Frank as the agency calls on the Government to intervene...

Everyone agrees that transaction volumes will plunge, but opinions are divided over the impact of the Coronavirus on property values...

"Low-hanging" wealth & property taxes could rise to cover Covid-19 costs, suggests a political economist Professor Richard Murphy.