The Market
British Housing Ministers, ranked by their track record of delivering new homes
There have been 17 different Housing Ministers in the last 20 years, but who delivered the most new homes?
Mandatory estate agent qualifications are on the way
Lord Best's Regulation of Property Agents working party will present its recommendations - including new mandatory qualifications for all consumer-facing estate agents - to the Government next week
New buyer interest rises for the first time since November 2016
The UK property market appears to be stabilising, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Just 2% of the public trust developers – Grosvenor
Major new survey reveals that public trust in the UK planning system is 'almost non-existent'; GBI describes results as a 'significant wake-up call', pledges to help drive some industry-wide changes
Sales at Battersea Power Station climb back to pre-delay levels
'About 70%' of Phase 3A units have now been sold at Battersea Power Station - which is about the same level as in 2017, before construction delays allowed some buyers to back-out of contracts
The Prime of Life: Who’s buying where and for how much?
New analysis of PCL purchases compares Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Generation Xers in terms of spend, activity and preferred locations...
Land of the Free, Land for the Many: On politics and the London property market
What with the looming Brexit deadline, George Monbiot's radical proposals for the Labour Party, and a new starter at No.
World’s wealthiest take a financial hit, ending seven years of growth
The world's wealthiest individuals lost 3% of their combined net worth in 2018; Britain's HNW set lost 6%
Labour pledges ground rent cap
Proposed 'new deal for leaseholders' involves a 'radical' five-point action plan that would cap ground rents at £250 a year
A ‘sophisticated gang of fraudsters’ is targeting luxury rental flats in London
Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% "surge in fake applications" in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act…
Prime London sees a ‘surprise return of competitive bidding & even a few sealed bids’
But sentiment remains 'fragile' as political uncertainty continues to put the brakes on prime residential property markets, says Savills
The prime country house market remains muted, but there are signs of pent-up demand forming
Knight Frank reports the highest number of country house buyer enquiries in five years, but price growth and stock levels are not moving