The Market
Mapping Prime London
The latest data from LonRes shows the proportion of £1m+ sales and the average weekly rent across the capital's prime postcodes...
The proportion of overseas landlords in the UK has halved since 2010
Although London has seen an increase in the last year, says Hamptons International
Landlords calling the shots in Prime London as stock levels slide
Rents and gross yields rise as competition ramps up amongst prospective tenants
Carrington on Q2: Brexit, Purplebricks & PCL
With the arrival of Kit Malthouse as the seventeenth incumbent Minister of State for Housing since 1997, one could say that this time, at last, we have someone with real experience of local government…
Rental markets surge in White City & Hammersmith as West London evolves
Rental activity is on the up in West London's Zone 2, as W12 and W6 emerge as destinations in their own right
Mortgage arrears hit ‘an all-time historic low’
The number of both homeowner and buy-to-let mortgages in arrears has fallen compared to last year
Prices are picking up in Prime Central London
LonRes records the strongest annual growth in achieved prices since 2015, but transaction levels 'continue to be constrained by economic and political uncertainty'
Top Bank of England economist warns of an ‘exodus’ of finance workers from London
The number of EU workers coming to London is falling, says Ian McCafferty, and that's affecting the property market
Smaller-scale landlords are moving out of the market as tax changes bite
'The impact of recent and ongoing tax changes is clearly having a material impact on the Buy to Let sector', warns the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as rental stock levels drop again
Mapped: Top performing prime & super-prime regional markets
Central London locations have seen the highest rate of prime property price inflation over the last decade, says Fine & Country, but top-end resi markets across the England & Wales have been more 'lethargic'…
Greenfield drives development land price growth
Greenfield land values rose by 2.1% in Q2, says Knight Frank, while Central London development land prices dropped
Prime Central London deal numbers have turned up by 4.4%
But the increase looks to be driven by the sub-£2m market, says Strutt & Parker