The Market
PCL buying agency reports 50% jump in transactions
Mayfair-based advisory Black Brick acquired nearly £43m worth of property in the first six months of 2019, and has twice as many buyers on its books compared to last year...
‘A changed world’: What effect will leasehold reform have on landlords, leaseholders & tenants?
As the Government moves forward with plans to overhaul the established leasehold system, Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth & Philip Harvey explore what leasehold reform will mean for landlords, leaseholders…
On Leasehold Reform: A brief history and next steps
Reforming the leasehold system has been moving rapidly up the government’s agenda, and whilst welcomed by the domestic leasehold owners and tenants, the vast range of proposals are causing some concern…
Why new is the new old for today’s prime property buyers
Attitudes towards new-builds are changing in London as developers continue to up their game, suggests buying agent Sara Ransom...
Mapped: Prime London price & rental growth over the last three months
Knight Frank charts how the many neighbourhoods of Prime London performed between April and June of this year...
SDLT revenues drop as £1m+ sales tumble
Stamp Duty generated 6% less for the Government's coffers in Q2 2019 than in Q2 2018, largely as a result of a 12% fall in £1m+ transactions...
Market Snapshot: Prime London’s inner & outer commuter zones
Prime property prices in London's Outer Commute just posted positive growth for the first time in two years, says Savills, but commuter homes closer to the capital are falling...
Agency heralds a ‘Boris Effect’ in prime London as buyers take a long-term view
"It looks like Boris [Johnson] has and will put the bounce back into the London property market", says top-end estate agent Mark Pollack
UK market polarised as price growth in southern cities sinks to seven-year low
Increases in supply are compounding the downward pressure on prices across the South, report Zoopla & Hometrack, while the opposite is true elsewhere...
Residential investment surges by 150%, despite Brexit
2018 was 'a breakthrough year' for institutional property investment in the UK, says JLL
Values dip in the PCL lettings market as supply levels rise
Having failed to sell their properties at the right price, some landlords have made a return to the lettings market, says Knight Frank