The Market
Government cracks down on ‘unfair’ rental property damage fees
Tenants Fee Bill amendments include new default fee provision, ensuring a landlord or agent can only recover reasonable incurred costs
Education, Education, Education: Schooling drives £2bn investment in prime London’s housing market each year
Knight Frank and Keystone Tutors get to the bottom of one of the biggest drivers in the resi market
London’s super-prime market is back in action as price growth in prime global cities moderates
London's £10m+ scene is 'a crucial bellwether for global property investment trend', says Knight Frank - and the number of super-prime deals here has jumped by nearly a third compared to last year
Sales volumes pick up in Prime Central London
9% more £2m+ deals were done in RBKC and Westminster boroughs in the year to April compared to the previous 12 months, reports Knight Frank
What would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the prime property sector?
As former Housing Minister Dominic Raab gets to the business end of negotiations with the European Union, we ask a panel of senior players in the prime resi industry about what effect - if any - Brexit…
NHBC reports a 35% jump in new-build home registrations
Large-scale PRS and housing association developments help London housebuilders register 86% more new units in Q2 2018 compared to last year
House prices near top state schools have risen by 15% more than surrounding areas in the last five years
RANKED: Top state schools with the highest rates of local property price inflation
Cluttons predicts a return to positive growth in Prime Central London next year
But PCL price inflation will be less than a third of that seen in Greater London and across the UK over the next five years
Talking Heads: Taking the temperature of the PCL lettings market
This summer saw positive annual rental value growth return to Prime Central London after a 28-month period of declines; PrimeResi asked some of the capital's top rental specialists for their views on what's…
Rising land values account for most of the UK’s net worth growth
The national net worth increased by 5.1% last year, according to the ONS; it would have risen by just 0.9% without land inflation...
Briefing: UK non-residents to be taxed on gains from UK land
Mishcon de Reya's Jonathan Legg discusses the implications and uncertainties of new rules on the taxation of gains from UK land for non-residents, which came into play in July
Catchment If You Can: London parents pay 15% more to live near a state school
Homes in a catchment area for one of England’s top 100 state secondary schools sell for an average of 42% more than comparable properties in neighbouring locations, says Santander