The Market
Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on Asia’s residential property markets
China's property market flatlined as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown, but there are already signs of recovery, says Knight Frank.
Rental price inflation triples as the North-South divide widens
The average GB rent climbed by 3.3% in the year to March, says Hamptons - three times the pace seen in the previous 12 months.
Infography: Comparing ‘Black Swan’ crisis events
The Covid-19 outbreak is being called a "Black Swan" event - something rare and unexpected that has severe consequences for investors.
FT: Uncovering London’s hidden property wealth
Writing for the Financial Times, Nathan Brooker reports from the front line in the war against dirty money
Foxtons apologises after self-isolating tenant is told to vacate for a viewing
Agency admits its actions 'fell well short'
Stock market collapse prompts buyer to pull out of £50m London penthouse deal
Another decided to go ahead with a £2m purchase remotely
Show goes on for auction houses via remote bidding
Savills, Allsop and Clive Emson all switch their Spring sales to online-only
Government bans tenant evictions for at least three months
"No renter who has lost income due to coronavirus will be forced out of their home, nor will any landlord face unmanageable debts," says the Housing Secretary.
Scotland’s super-prime market was on a roll in 2019
196 sales were recorded above the £1m mark in Edinburgh last year, reports Savills, a full 35% up on the previous record level set in 2007.
‘Our primary current concern is whether there can be a property market at all’
All the chatter about mansion tax and stamp duty is out of the window as agents attempt to navigate through uncharted territory, writes Marc Schneiderman
Valuation Viewpoint: Schumpeter’s creative destruction
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, many firms will fold due to the lack of cashflow allowing other more efficient firms to expand, writes James Wyatt
Lucian Cook on what Covid-19 might mean for the property market
The Coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause "a hiatus in the UK housing market, without necessarily affecting longer term prospects," says Savills' research chief.