The Market
Is this the sign that the London market is bottoming out?
LCP has just recorded the smallest annual decline in transaction levels across Prime Central London since 2014;
KPMG warns of no-deal Brexit house price plunge
Property prices could crash by as much as a fifth if Boris Johnson pursues a no-deal Brexit, says accountancy giant;
Developers contribute £6bn a year to community infrastructure projects
New CIL reforms mean local councils now have to declare developers' contributions and how levies are spent
The Telegraph: Meet the new super-rich lords of the manor who are buying and transforming Britain’s great estates
Melanie Cable-Alexander reports for The Telegraph on the new breed of wealthy estate owner 'single-handedly' driving the big estate market...
‘We need to clamp down on buy-to-leave by charging a levy on second homes’ – Corbyn
Labour leader calls for crackdown on an empty homes loophole
Twists and turns ahead for the PCL market this autumn
Knightsbridge agent Patrick Alvarado summarises the key issues likely to affect things in the run-up to Halloween/Brexit Day #2...
Leave-voting areas are outperforming in the house price stakes
Eight out of the top ten council districts posting the highest rate of house price growth since the EU Referendum voted Leave, according to new research
London estate agency taps international investor ‘feeding frenzy’, launching bulk-buy division
Developer discounts and currency plays are attracting international investors to London in a big way, says James Pendleton
On the demise of the leasehold portfolio
Recent consultations and proposed reforms are likely to have a significant impact on investment decisions around what used to be an attractive asset class for institutional investors and pension funds,…
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.