The Market
Property price growth is likely to stay negative in London until 2020, forecasts PwC
Big Four consultancy firm predicts muted house price inflation across the UK next year, with London returning to positive territory in 2020
Notting Hill outperforms as a third of prime London areas see property prices rise
There's 'a mood of indecision' in prime London, says Knight Frank, with more would-be vendors listing their properties for sale and to let simultaneously
Key findings from the latest English Housing Survey
Home ownership is still the most common tenure in England (with more people now owning outright than are mortgaged) but the private rented sector has doubled its share of households in the last 20 years…
Mortgage lenders see a ‘pre-Summer boost’
But new buy-to-let lending has fallen by over 20% year-on-year
Charting the effects of policy changes on housing transactions
As another new Housing Minister settles in, Knight Frank looks at how government housing policies correlate to residential property transaction volumes
West London best for speedy sales and lower prices, says agency
Western postcodes of the capital have been faring much better than their eastern counterparts during the downturn, according to new analysis...
Sales market ‘remains subdued’, with homes taking longer to move – RICS
'It is hard to see what is going to provide much impetus for activity in the housing market in the near term', warns RICS' Chief Economist
The Draft Finance Bill 2018-19 & the property sector: Key points
The British Property Federation highlights the key clauses that it is working on as part of a Government Consultation into the Draft Finance Bill for the next Budget
Online agents’ UK market share rises to 8%
Overall property exchanges have picked up in the last year, reports TwentyCi - but the number of £5m+ deals was over a third lower in Q2 2018 compared to 2017
What about inner city development, Sir Oliver? You need to break some eggs…
The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin’s recent report is an interesting read in considering swathes of the Thames Estuary, Nine Elms or Bicester - but it doesn’t really address the heart of the problem, says Ale…
Peer-to-peer property finance platform gets full FCA authorisation
Lendy will now 'look to innovate new products and services in line with its full FCA permissions'. The firm is Title Sponsor of next month's Cowes Week sailing palooza.
A Minsky Market: Is property in a ‘hedge’, ‘speculative’ or ‘Ponzi’ stage?
In his instability hypothesis, the American economist Hyman Minsky stated there are three distinct stages to a market - so which one are we in right now? Property valuations guru James Wyatt explores...