The Market
Competition heats up urban land market
More developers becoming active, says Savills
CGT receipts soar as investors flee BTL
Sell-off predicted to push receipts up to the £10bn mark in 2018-19
Mortgage approvals hit a five-year low – UK Finance
Approvals on new house purchases have dropped by over 20% compared to last year...
Lacklustre year ahead for UK housing market – EY ITEM Club
Economic forecasting group predicts average price growth of 2% in 2018 as fundamentals 'remain challenging'; BoE expected to raise interest rates just once, in August, but MPC could go further...
Prime Cuts: ‘£1bn knocked off asking prices’ in prime London enclaves
Higher-value postcodes are seeing the biggest price reductions, discovers Garrington Property Finders
Land Registry cracks on with digital conveyancing
Changes to land registration rules bring paperless property deals another step closer
Public register of overseas property ownership will be live in early 2021
"World first" register is being designed to tackle money laundering
MPs argue to ‘make stamp duty a seller’s tax not a buyer’s tax’
"In London the stamp duty rates are really knackering the top end of the market", says the MP for Carlisle
Going Platinum: Belgravia is London’s ‘most reliable’ super-prime address
Surge in Middle Eastern interest reported in Belgravia, Knightsbridge & Mayfair as research reveals £10m+ properties in the 'platinum triangle' have significantly outperformed...
Since 2014, developers have built/started 18,000 more new homes in London than they have sold
New-build sales in London plummeted by 20% in Q4 - but over-supply is still growing, warns Molior
Fulham flagged as slowdown central
"No one is paying the asking price", says local agency
Trendwatch: The end of the London property ‘seasons’?
There was a time when agents knew exactly when to go on holiday - not any more...