The Market

For the first time in years, PCL feels less like a vault for absentee investors and more like an affordable, functioning housing market, writes buying agent Ollie Marshall.

Bank calls for major reform of 'antiquated' homebuying process as new research reveals over half a million transactions fail annually.

New-build transactions 'have all but dried up', warns estate agency.

Tax tweaks & pre-Budget jitters have weighed on the capital’s high-end market in 2025, new analysis shows, but first-half activity still outpaced the longer-term average.

Inflation met expectations and rates held steady last week, but a potential productivity downgrade could put real estate in the crosshairs come November.

Home Builders Federation makes a series of recommendations to reverse 'alarming decline' in housing delivery across the capital.

Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Foxtons, ONS, Knight Frank, Savills, Benham & Reeves & more...

REDD's CEO Russell Smithers runs through the advantages of buying - and selling - luxury apartments in shell condition, with insights from a top lawyer & a PCL acquisition specialist.

5% fewer planning applications were submitted in Q2, but 1% more were approved.

The Bank of England 'remains focused on squeezing out any existing or emerging persistent inflationary pressures'.

Foxtons registered 13% fewer would-be tenants in August this year than last.

Molior boss Tim Craine explains why resi development activity has stalled in the capital, as new-build transactions dry up.