The Market
Mortgage approvals jump to highest number since 2009
95,126 mortgages were approved by the main high street banks in July 2019; the highest monthly total since July 2009
Robert Jenrick: Housing is my generation’s greatest challenge
Writing in The Times, the newly-appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government (and officially the cabinet's first millennial) promises to "level up" efforts to increase home…
Ranked: New-build price premiums across the UK
The average new-build home in the UK is 29% more expensive than the average resale property - but new-builds tend to be cheaper than existing homes in a dozen London boroughs
18% of properties for sale in London have had their asking price reduced by 10% or more
Nearly a third of London vendors have dropped their asking prices
FT: Global cities begin to shrink as inner areas empty out
Judith Evans reports for the Financial Times on the factors driving a significant outflow of residents from the centres of Paris and New York City
Britain’s most expensive cities ‘are becoming more affordable’
But the house price to income multiple in London still looks historically toppy
Architecture practices are ‘uneasy’ about taking on permanent staff
It's a "concerning picture", says the RIBA after checking in with 239 practices around the country
Watch: Knight Frank’s Tom Bill on how Brexit is affecting the London market
"To understand what is happening in the Prime London market, you really need to understand what is happening in Westminster and in Brexit", advises Knight Frank's Tom Bill in the agency's latest video…
Five-year fixed rate mortgage costs fall as borrowing becomes cheaper around the world
“We have often thought that rates can’t go any lower, but here we are again,” says David Hall of Knight Frank Finance
Clivedale tempts HNW buyers with Mandarin Oriental rental programme
In what's being billed as a first for London's super-prime development market, owners at Clivedale's forthcoming scheme on Hanover Square will be able to rent out their homes for up to 90 days of the year…
Prime Londoners are looking beyond the capital in record numbers
43% of prime London home-movers in the last 12 months bought outside of the capital, says Hamptons International; that's a record level
Conveyancing activity slumps as Brexit uncertainty bites
Conveyancers handled 10% fewer cases in Q2 compared to the previous quarter, and 20% fewer than before the EU Referendum in 2016