The Market
Mind the Gap: Homes near London Underground stations see stronger price growth
Property prices within 500 metres of a Tube Station have increased by 2.1% more each year since 1998, compared to average prices across London boroughs
Home-mover numbers pick-up for the first time in three years
The number of mortgaged movers fell in the first half of the year in the North, South East and Scotland, but these declines were offset by increases in the North West, West Midlands and Northern Ireland…
Javid sets ‘stunt budget’ date; Johnson moves to shut down Parliament
Chancellor Sajid Javid will present a "fast-tracked Spending Round" - which Labour has called a "panic-driven stunt budget" - on Wednesday 4th September, fuelling anticipation of an imminent General Election.
Bogus billionaire infiltrates London’s super-prime market
Artist and writer gained access to some of the most coveted addresses in the capital as part of a 'longitudinal study' into the high-end real estate sector for a socialist newspaper...
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…