The Market
Are the Tories mulling a mansion tax again?
Debates have been occurring 'at the highest levels of the Treasury and No 10' over ways to tap up wealthy homeowners, according to a Sunday paper...
Basement planning applications have tanked in Westminster
The annual total fell below 100 last year, following a series of high-profile disputes and a tightening up of council policy
Prime London stock levels drying up as new instructions halve
Most areas have seen new listings fall by over 50% since the height of the market in 2014, reports Coutts
What can the government do to set the property market up for a strong 2020?
Along with resolving the remaining uncertainty around Brexit, a few small tweaks to the tax regime and regulatory environment would significantly improve the state of the market, argues Forsters' Helen…
Buyers splash £60m at luxury Northacre schemes
Super-prime developer hails flying start to 'milestone year' as flagship PCL projects take shape;
LonRes turns 20: How have property prices changed around the country since the turn of the century?
Mapped: LonRes marks its 20th birthday with a dive into the house price archives...
Ranked: World cities by gross prime residential yields
LA & Moscow top Savills' annual league table with average yields of 5% or more; Hong Kong remains the most expensive place in the world to rent a prime house, with an average weekly figure of $7k
‘2019 cannot be described as a vintage year for London’s residential development industry’ – but things picked up in Q4
Molior's quarterly analysis reveals a marked improvement in London's housebuilding landscape towards the end of 2019
Stamp duty change could give domestic buyers the upper hand in London’s new-build hotspots
Forthcoming surcharge on purchases by overseas buyers will have a number of knock-on effects, says PCL buying agency
New-build home registrations hit a 12-year high
The build-to-rent sector has grown by a dramatic 281% since 2015, reports the NHBC.
Ten tales of London’s prime property market revival in 2020 so far
Ten front line luxury property firms share their January news, from a buying agency's Brexit Day deal bonanza to surges in new buyer enquiries for boutique and big brand estate agencies alike...
Resi development land values tick up
Development land values are rising again after two years of no growth; "higher costs associated with building energy efficient and sustainable homes are putting pressure on land values," says Savills.