The Market
Borough by Borough: An infographic tour of London’s property markets
Property prices in London are rising by 9.1% a year over the long-term, and the market "remains robust and healthy", says CBRE.
Ranked: The UK’s ‘most lucrative’ postcodes
SW11 is way ahead of any other UK postcode for the total value of property transacted so far this year...
Resi transaction numbers picked up in October
13.3% more deals completed last month compared to October 2016, according to provisional HMRC statistics.
How stamp duty receipts have escalated over time
Stamp tax receipts have hit an all-time high, with 9.7% more coming into HMRC in April-October 2017 compared to the same period last year
Digging deeper into the UK’s housing problem
It’s not just the imbalance between supply and demand that's pushing pricing upwards, it’s also the cost of funding developments, says Charles Curran
Chancellor lays groundwork for a housing-heavy Budget
Philip Hammond says he wants to get 300,000 new homes built each year
Letter from the Country: Why today’s agents have to go beyond the call of duty
It's not all doom and gloom, but helping clients to find their perfect property is harder than it has ever been, says Jamie Freeman
Lex in depth: The false promise of a UK house building boom (FT)
What if a lack of houses is not the real problem, asks the FT's Jonathan Eley in an in-depth feature.
UK Market Snapshot: Six graphs on the current state of play
Where we're at, almost at a glance...
Few & Far: Scottish estate owners stay put, despite continued international demand
Half as many Scottish sporting estates have been bought this year compared to last, says Galbraith's Anna Henderson, but international buyers - particularly Europeans, and including the first Russian in…
The average UK property takes 96 days to sell
Properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow sell fastest, while Liverpool and Belfast take the longest time.
Relying on property instead of pensions could cost Britain £55bn over the next decade
The UK’s "obsession with housing wealth could be making the country poorer", argues an economic think tank