The Market
Developer pitches Islington Square as ‘the new Covent Garden’
£400m reinvention of the North London Royal Mail site promises to put Islington on the new-build buyers' map
IMF creates an ‘early warning system’ to predict the next house price crash
The International Monetary Fund's House Prices at Risk tool is designed to flag property markets at risk of significant price drops at least a year before the market turns
Talking Heads: Four thoughts on overvaluations
After an investigation into the scale of overvaluations in the UK property market concluded that thousands of vendors were being "misled" by some of the biggest estate agency chains, four industry experts…
HMRC hasn’t investigated many estate agents over money laundering
'Everybody’s talking about money laundering but it seems like nobody’s doing anything about it' says law firm Fieldfisher after finding out exactly how many investigations have been carried out in…
Knightsbridge agency reports massive surge in lettings deals
Harrods Estates has handled 78% more rental transactions in Knightsbridge in the last 12 months compared to the previous year
The changing fortunes of the Prime London housing market
LonRes' research chief Marcus Dixon looks at how the current market downturn differs from the aftermath of the financial crisis, and how things are likely to play out this time round...
Why electric cars & London’s new ULEZ are set to drive a quiet revolution for property prices
As the world's first Ultra-Low Emissions Zone comes into play in London today, we return to the view of buying agent Ed Heaton, who argues that savvy investors with a long-term view could do well to look…
London’s new charge on polluting vehicles – here’s everything you need to know
The new Ultra-Low Emissions Zone comes into force today, covering the same locations as the previous Congestion Charge - but it is set to expand to cover a much wider area of the capital in 2021.
Agents accused of ‘duping’ vendors with widespread overvaluations
Times investigation concludes that some of the UK's biggest estate agency chains are 'overvaluing properties by up to a fifth...
Allsop’s ‘pre-Brexit’ sale raises £57m, with Mayfair block going for £6.6m
'With realistic pricing, it’s entirely possible to generate competition and achieve strong prices', says auction firm
Rent or Buy: Does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?
Professors Colin Jones and Abdulkader Mostafa of Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Business School have explored the bottom-line implications of buying a home rather than renting.
High-End Time: The super-prime buyers shrugging off Brexit uncertainty
Britain's political machine may be stuck in a rut, but the upper end of the property market is still very much moving and some exceptional properties have been changing hands across Mayfair, Chelsea, Belgravia,…