The Market
Big discounts in PCL ‘suggest the pendulum may have swung too far towards the buyer’
Acquisition agency Black Brick predicts the prime London market is about to turn, after noting a surge in buyer interest and a spate of 'minor capitulations' in the premier postcodes
‘Fortune Favours the Bold’: Eight tips for prime property buyers in an uncertain market
'It's impossible to say if we've hit the bottom of the market in Prime Central London,' says top-end property consultancy Sterling Private Office - but 'those buying now could see phenomenal returns';
Deadline looms for client money protection regs
Reminder: Letting agents have until 1st April to sign up to a government-approved CMP scheme - or face fines of up to £30,000.
What Tenants Want: Britain’s most popular rental property search terms
Tenants across the country are looking for pet-friendly homes with parking, says Zoopla, while Londoners would like to rent a property that also offers some outside space and access to a gym.
London reclaims its title as the world’s top wealth centre, despite Brexit
"Hard Brexit, no Brexit, Brexit-lite: whatever the outcome, London will remain the leading global wealth centre in 2019.
Prime Is An Island: How the prime locations of London have evolved
Industry veterans William Carrington & Rupert des Forges tell the fascinating story of how London's premier postcodes have changed over the past few decades, and share their unique insight into the demands…
PCL’s property sales slump ‘may reverse in coming months’
Knight Frank highlights the possibility of an imminent property sales surge in prime London, as pent-up demand continues to build.
Conveyancing volumes climb by 11%
Conveyancing firms are "defying Brexit uncertainty", with 11% more transactions processed in Q4 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
Countrywide fined £215k in HMRC crackdown
UK's largest estate agency penalised for failing to comply with money laundering regulations; HMRC carries out week-long swoop on property firms around the country
Right to Rent breaches human rights laws, rules the High Court
Right to Rent "does not merely provide the occasion or opportunity for private landlords to discriminate," said the High Court Judge, "but causes them to do so where otherwise they would not."
Chestertons calls the bottom of the London property market
33-branch agency becomes the latest firm to ring the bell after picking up on a 'dramatic imbalance' between supply and demand
Property demand drops by nearly a fifth
Estate agencies report 19% fewer house-hunters registered per branch in January 2019 compared to January 2018.