The Market
‘Building better & beautiful will deliver more homes’ – Housing Minister
Government commission launched to look at how the planning system can "encourage and incentivise a greater emphasis on design, style and community consent" in new residential developments
Resilient applicant levels show ‘underlying positivity’ in Central London – Winkworth
Agency reports 28% increase in new applicants registering in Q3 compared with the same period last year, although numbers were down marginally on Q2, and remain well below 2013 levels
North-South house price gap to ‘turn on its head’ as London’s mainstream market struggles
Savills is predicting 21.6% property price inflation in the North West over the next five years - while prices in the capital nudge up by just 4.5%
Mapped: Prime London price & rental growth
Knight Frank's handy visualisation of local performance across Prime Central London & Prime Outer London
New-build home registrations hit an 11-year high
15% more new resi units were registered with the NHBC in Q3 2018 compared to Q3 2017, while the number of EPCs allocated to new homes is now at a ten-year high
Crazy Rich ASEANs: How socioeconomic shifts in South East Asia are driving investment to London
The explosion of the ASEAN middle class is good news for European markets, says Chris Dietz, and savvy property advisors and agents are developing their offerings to service this ever-important investor…
Homes England sets out a five-year plan to ‘disrupt the housing market’
National housing agency publishes a "comprehensive vision" for the future of house-building and the property market
Central London new-build prices to out-perform over five years, forecasts JLL
Property consultancy predicts that central London developments will see 17.6% price growth by 2023, while the wider PCL market will manage 15.
SDLT, Transactions, House Prices, Housebuilding & Net Additions: The latest OBR forecasts in five graphs
Property-related take-homes from the latest tranche of Budget-related economic data
House prices down across nearly two-thirds of London local authorities
Declines recorded in 29 of the capital's local authorities over the past 12 months, with RBKC the worst performer; annual rate of house price growth across the UK’s 20 major cities slows to 3.
Letwin proposes new ‘large site rules’ with a cap on land value uplifts
Enforced variety in housebuilding is the key to boosting build-out rates on large development sites, suggests Sir Oliver Letwin
Blame the planners! Owner of £30m Holland Park mansion slams RBKC proposals to ‘seize’ empty homes
Hedge fund boss speaks out after council proposes radical overhaul of the rules around acquiring unused dwellings