The Market

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 "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."

33-branch agency becomes the latest firm to ring the bell after picking up on a 'dramatic imbalance' between supply and demand

Estate agencies report 19% fewer house-hunters registered per branch in January 2019 compared to January 2018.

The average gap between asking prices and agreed sales prices in London has widened from just 1% three years ago to 5.1% today, reports Zoopla.

It now takes an average of 77 days for a property to go under offer, says Rightmove, up from 72 a year ago. The North West has seen the biggest acceleration in time taken to sell a home.

Estate agency's analysis argues that average rents in London have risen by just 2% since 2006, while sold prices have escalated by 55%.

The Economist Intelligence Unit identifies and assesses the ten most pressing risks to the global political and economic order.

Prices and transactions down in a 'weak' start to 2019, reports London Central Portfolio; uncertainty in the capital has now 'permeated to the rest of the UK'

Kensington & Chelsea to launch consultation on tax experiment pioneered by Westminster last year, asking high-end homeowners if they would like to 'contribute a little more to the borough'

How have transactions and prices been holding up in the most exclusive of London enclaves?

'Owning a home with a mortgage now more affordable than 10 years ago', according to mortgage firm Private Finance, despite house prices soaring by 29%.