The Market

2018's total gross mortgage lending was nearly 4% higher than the previous year

Architects' forecasted workloads in the private housing fell dramatically in December, says the RIBA

Savills recorded a 43% surge in the number of £15m+ deals across PCL last year;

Success in other niches has shown how a differentiated development can succeed even at times when the general housing market is poor, says Nigel Sibley

Private landlords will be forced to sign up to a redress scheme as part of an overhaul of the 'broken' complaints system announced by the Communities Secretary

London Central Portfolio Property Fund sees net asset value fall by nearly 20% as political uncertainty and tax changes eventually take their toll;

Land values fall in the South East for the first time in two years, reports Savills, as planning approvals jump

'The arguments for rent control are overwhelming,' declares Mayor Sadiq Khan, 'and Londoners overwhelmingly want it to happen'

One in three British househunters know the street or even the specific house they want to move to before starting a property search, says Zoopla; that rises to one in two in the capital

New data and a broker survey indicate growing demand for short-term property finance

Lots offered, sold and total raised were all well down on the same period in 2017, reports EIG, as the market remains 'on tenterhooks'

HMRC reports seasonally adjusted resi transaction count for December at 102,330, down slightly on the previous month but up 3.6% on December 2017