The Market
Mayor Khan shapes up for a battle with London’s landlords
Joanne Young looks at the potentially serious implications of Sadiq Khan's 'Blueprint' for reforming the London rental market, and explains why the plan won't provide the solution to the capital's housing…
‘Mounting economic headwinds’ curb prime property price growth in global cities
Luxury property price inflation across 46 global cities continues to fall short of the long-term average, says Knight Frank
The Homemover Wave: Understanding consumer behaviour during the moving process
The UK's homemovers spend an extraordinary £12bn each year on consumer goods whilst going through the process, according to new research by TwentyCi;
‘Remarkable’ decline in genuine live/work options across London
Gentrification and Permitted Development have reduced supply levels to a handful of options each year, according to specialist warehouse agency London Lofts
NCA urged to investigate Kensington mansion purchase
RBKC planning approval leads campaign groups to question a 2007 acquisition made by an African autocrat's daughter...
Ranked: Britain’s top towns for student housing investment
"Student housing is the most mature of the UK’s purpose-built rentalised residential markets," says Savills, offering up some First Class opportunities for property developers and investors - but it’s…
Survey highlights public concern over housing
“The housing crisis is an economic, social and human catastrophe," says the Chartered Institute of Housing. "But it can be solved"
It now takes just 20 days for the average rental property to find a tenant
Falling stock levels and rising demand mean the British rental market is moving faster than ever, says Hamptons
The PCL sales market bear run looks to be nearing an end – JLL
Things are 'gradually turning a corner', says the agency, after recording an upturn in transaction levels and instructions, and price declines slowing across London's most expensive postcodes...
Inspector backs RBKC plans to limit amalgamations and super-sized units
Planning Inspector deems the Royal Borough's Local Plan Partial Review to be generally 'sound', including policies to limit the size of amalgamations and restrict the number of 'very large' units in new-build…
HMRC: 6,000 HNWI have left Britain
Latest government data shows a 13% fall in the number of individuals claiming non-domiciled taxpayer status in the UK, with top advisors citing Corbyn and Brexit as key factors...
Average time taken to sell in England & Wales rises to 60 days
The average period between initial marketing and securing a buyer was a mere 36 days back in 2014...