The Market
Coronavirus has ‘completely wrecked’ the housing market bounce as viewings slump
"It seems likely that Covid-19, combined with last month’s floods, will have completely wrecked any positive effects that political certainty since the general election may have provided to the housing…
Asking prices rise to an all-time high as sales activity blossoms
"The key metrics so far all point to a much more active market than last year," says Rightmove, "fuelling upwards price pressure.
What happened to the Roaring Twenties?
PCL's new-found optimism lasted but a few short weeks, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson...
Government to tap up agents with £100m AML levy
New Economic Crime Levy will fund additional financial investigators and technology in the fight against 'dirty money'
Jenrick outlines ‘planning for the future’ reforms, with new rights to replace disused buildings with new homes
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has set out another raft of proposals designed "to bring Britain’s planning system into the 21st century."
Property prices rise across the country, but surveyors expect the Coronavirus to hit Spring market activity
Demand, supply, prices and transaction numbers all increased from January to February, according to the latest RICS survey.
Budget 2020: Here was a golden opportunity missed by the new Chancellor
The Budget 2020 was conspicuously absent of any reforms on the parlous SDLT escalator, apart from a much-unneeded surcharge for foreign buyers
Budget 2020: The need-to-know for HNWIs & business owners
The Mishcon de Reya team has penned a handy summary of key policies and changes announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget 2020.
Budget 2020: Property industry reactions to the non-resident Stamp Duty surcharge & more
It was not unexpected, but the new 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers is not particularly welcome either, say most of our prime residential property industry insiders...
Budget 2020: Non-UK residents to face 2% SDLT surcharge from April 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed a new property levy for foreign buyers, alongside a huge infrastructure spending plan and a suite of measures to ease the impact of the Coronavirus epidemic.
Reactions: On the BoE’s emergency interest rate cut
Industry insiders share their thoughts on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base interest rate by 0.5%, taking it back down to a mere 0.
BoE cuts interest rates in response to ‘the economic shock from Covid-19’
The Bank of England has cut the base interest rate by 0.5%, taking it back down to a mere 0.25%, as part of a package of emergency measures to cope with the economic effects of the Coronavirus outbreak.