The Market

£5k pw tenancy signed at the extraordinary Chappell Lofts scheme in Camden Town

Acquisition agency reports increasing demand for bulk-buy deals and entire buildings as clients sense a 'buying opportunity'

Savills recently called Edinburgh the "standout star" of the UK prime market, with +7.4% annual property price growth;

Demand is building in prime regional and prime London markets, says Savills, but prices continue to fall as uncertainty 'dictates the pace'

W8 was the hotspot for high-end deals last year, according to granular analysis of Land Registry transaction data across the prime postcodes, with 148 sales registered above £2m;

Knight Frank predicts 8.2% price growth for prime regional property prices by 2023, with 'relative value' driving demand in more rural locations this year

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KFH reports a 57% jump in online tenant enquiries; finds that 59% of London renters don't believe they will ever be able to buy a property in the capital.

The number of office-to-residential conversions in London has fallen by more than 50%, says Knight Frank, driving a  20% reduction in net additional dwellings.

Knight Frank reports a 7.5% rise in the number of offers made in prime London, despite fewer properties coming to market.

Insurance firm estimates that £6.6bn-worth of property sales fall through every year as a direct result of house-hunters' concerns over local crime rates.

Jonathan Silver of the University of Sheffield and Alan Wiig of the University of Massachusetts Boston explore how China's vast "Belt & Road" investment initiative is transforming neighbourhoods around…