The Market
PCL househunters are looking for village charm, says buying agency
Black Brick explains why neighbourhoods like Marylebone High Street have been outperforming Knightsbridge - and tips Queensway as the one to watch...
Mapped: European residential property markets for investors
There's been "an unprecedented surge of capital into residential rental properties across European markets", says Catella
New Government design manual & planning reforms promise a ‘green housing revolution’
Housing Minister reveals an "ambitious revamp of planning rules" and bans gas boilers in new homes, as the Government publishes its first-ever "design manual to promote the building of beautiful new homes"…
Ten characteristics of well-designed places: official guidance
The Government's new housing design manual, aimed at property developers and architects, offers "planning practice guidance for beautiful, enduring and successful places"
‘Wind of change’ in London as buyer interest begins to translate into sales
Transaction levels in PCL and Greater London are still falling on an annual basis, but the latest Land Registry data shows a marked improvment over the last quarter, reports LCP...
Prime central London has finally bottomed out, says Savills
Following a correction on the same scale as those seen post-GFC and in the early 80s and 90s, the PCL market is 'close to a full re-pricing' - but uncertainty is holding back the bounce...
SDLT receipts slump by 10% as high-value property deals fizzle
£1m+ property sales accounted for nearly 3% of transactions last year - and over 45% of total SDLT receipts
London’s property market moves ‘out of bubble risk territory’ for the first time in four years
Residential properties in Eurozone cities including Munich, Paris and Frankfurt are looking very over-valued, according to the latest UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index - although analysts warn investors…
Cutting SDLT could bring 130,000 more homes to market each year – Purplebricks
Estate agency urges the Prime Minister to follow through on Stamp Duty reform proposals
Add up to two storeys without planning permission – Jenrick
Bold new measures will 'give families the freedom they need to expand their homes and ensure small developers get a fair chance to succeed', says the housing secretary
LonRes acquires AML consultancy
FCS' range of compliance services will help 'free up agents to concentrate on what they do best', says the B2B trading platform and data provider...
London’s property market ‘has bottomed out’, but an ‘exodus of cash buyers’ has quelled price inflation in southern cities
A pick-up in activity and a return to positive annual price growth in London "isn’t a precursor to price rises,” says Zoopla, “but we do expect sales volumes to start rising once again”