The Market
What would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the prime property sector?
As former Housing Minister Dominic Raab gets to the business end of negotiations with the European Union, we ask a panel of senior players in the prime resi industry about what effect - if any - Brexit…
NHBC reports a 35% jump in new-build home registrations
Large-scale PRS and housing association developments help London housebuilders register 86% more new units in Q2 2018 compared to last year
House prices near top state schools have risen by 15% more than surrounding areas in the last five years
RANKED: Top state schools with the highest rates of local property price inflation
Cluttons predicts a return to positive growth in Prime Central London next year
But PCL price inflation will be less than a third of that seen in Greater London and across the UK over the next five years
Talking Heads: Taking the temperature of the PCL lettings market
This summer saw positive annual rental value growth return to Prime Central London after a 28-month period of declines;
Rising land values account for most of the UK’s net worth growth
The national net worth increased by 5.1% last year, according to the ONS; it would have risen by just 0.9% without land inflation...
Briefing: UK non-residents to be taxed on gains from UK land
Mishcon de Reya's Jonathan Legg discusses the implications and uncertainties of new rules on the taxation of gains from UK land for non-residents, which came into play in July
Catchment If You Can: London parents pay 15% more to live near a state school
Homes in a catchment area for one of England’s top 100 state secondary schools sell for an average of 42% more than comparable properties in neighbouring locations, says Santander
‘One in three chance’ of a London property crash – Reuters
Poll of experts indicates that the capital's property market is set for a fall
High-end bargain hunters push PCL price growth into positive territory
"Compelling" price reductions are driving deal numbers at the upper end of the PCL market, reports LCP, effectively skewing the average value...
Three UK cities still have average house prices below 2008 levels
Four cities, meanwhile, have seen their average property value increase by more than 50% in the last ten years
More London leavers are looking North in search of value
The proportion of Londoners leaving the capital for Northern England or the Midlands has tripled since 2010, says Hamptons