The Market
Most British homeowners expect property prices to rise in the next six months
Two-thirds of London homeowners are expecting property prices to rise by the end of the year; one third are expecting further price falls, according to Zoopla
Almacantar re-appoints agencies ‘to complete the sales process’ at Centre Point
CBRE & Knight Frank are back on the case at Centre Point, as PCL's top-end sales market shows signs of recovery
London’s super-prime lettings market has been ‘unseasonably active’ this year
A record number of deals were agreed above £5,000 per week in the first four months of 2019, reports Knight Frank
House price index raises eyebrows again
The latest Halifax index is 'still implausibly strong', say analysts
Downing St & Out: Our economy needs a decision and someone to make it
As PM May officially steps down as Tory leader and candidates jostle for position, former financier turned agency boss Charles Curran explains the impact that current political events are having on…
Government launches a consultation on new building safety regs
The DHCLG is looking for industry feedback on a proposed new building safety regulatory regime, which implements Dame Judith Hackitt's post-Grenfell recommendations
Britain’s luxury sector surges in value to £48bn, driven by cars
Walpole suggests that the luxury industry contributed 2.4% of the UK's total GDP in 2017
Brownfield redevelopment levels at five-year low
New government figures are a 'clear indication that more must be done to realise the full potential of derelict and vacant land', says CPRE
‘A tale of three cities’: London’s property market movements by price bracket, 2014-2018
London's property market is 'a tale of three cities', says start-up prime property portal Vyomm, with different price brackets posting very different performances over the past four years
Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new two-tier market, and why buyers need to wake up
'Things have recently changed' in Prime Central London, says a top buying agent. 'It's important for buyers to forget what they've read over the past two years about markets going down, down, down'
Demand for shared ownership properties ‘to rise by 150%’ – Savills
Shared ownership is the natural successor to Help to Buy, says Savills, and is likely to see a surge of interest in the coming years