The Market
Chancellor set to confirm stamp duty surcharge for overseas buyers
Much-discussed measure will be announced in Rishi Sunak's first Budget, according to reports; additional rate expected to come in below 3%
Flood risks ‘yet to hit house price growth’
Property prices in many of the UK's most flood-prone locations have increased faster than their surrounding local area over the last ten years...
PCL buyers facing ‘fragmented’ market as top dealmakers go it alone
Keeping tabs on all the new independent operators is a 'nightmare' for those who don't know their way around, says Black Brick
Khan kicks off Mayoral re-election campaign, pledging rent controls for London
Incumbent London Mayor Sadiq Khan has put rent controls "front and centre" of his re-election campaign.
Prime Central London returns to earth with a bump
December's deal bonanza did not carry on into January, according the latest numbers from Knight Frank
On the prime country market’s ‘dead cat bounce’
Atrocious weather, coronvirus, and the impending Budget have trampled on any green shoots, reports buying agent Jess Simpson...
New Reuters poll tips UK house prices to rise by 2% this year
Panel of 26 property market insiders raise their expectations as fears over over the economic impact of Brexit recede
‘London leavers’ are now younger than ever as the capital’s price premium pushes people out
You can get a lot more property for your money outside of the capital; 953 extra square feet, on average, say LonRes & Hamptons as they analyse the latest trends in "London leavers".
Final Minimum Energy Efficiency deadline looms for landlords
Landlords have less than a month left to bring their private rented units up to EPC band E to meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard.
Competitive bidding is now rife in PCL’s rental market
Knight Frank's lettings teams report a 50% increase in sealed bids as tenants face a perfect storm of soaring demand and depleted supply
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Hampstead Garden Suburb, Chelsea & Notting Hill saw the chunkiest transactions lodged with the Land Registry in January
Mortgage approvals recover to 2016 levels
Mortgage approvals for house purchase rose to 70,900, the highest since February 2016, according to official data from the Bank of England.