The Market
Vote of Confidence: Why EU investors are unruffled by London’s market turbulence
Recent figures suggest the majority of EU investors remain unfazed by the uncertainty in the London market, and even relishing the opportunities being created, say property lawyers Julian Bishop & Emma…
Residency as a luxury good: Marketing global ‘golden visa’ programmes
As the world’s most popular programmes proving a significant draw for international investment, property advisors must constantly develop their understanding of where interest is coming from, and how…
After its longest property market downturn, Prime London ‘is beginning to find its level’
Property prices in Prime Central London have fallen for the last 19 quarters, but the Savills research team is now spying a return to positive growth -although we're still five years away from a 'normal'…
Mapped: Searching for value in Prime London
Savills: 'As the prime London market shows signs of stabilising, new areas of value are emerging while traditional enclaves retain their premiums'
Brexit & Beyond: Where next for prime property prices?
Savills' Head of Residential Research Lucian Cook considers how the Brexit pendulum will swing, and takes comfort in the longer-term view
The average inheritance tax bill has climbed to nearly £200k
IHT is a 'deeply unpopular and fiendishly complicated tax', declares NFU Mutual
Three reasons why savvy buyers are snapping up unmod properties
Buying agency boss Hannah Aykroyd explains how purchasers who have the vision and appetite can really take advantage of lower values in the PCL market...
No sign of a ‘Brexodus’ in the PCL rental market – LCP
Tenants are staying in their properties for longer, and rents are on the rise, but the anticipated exodus of citizens from the EU27 following the Brexit vote has not yet materialised, reports London Central…
The world’s billionaires have seen a ‘significant decrease’ in wealth & numbers
UK billionaires' combined net worth fell by 17% in 2018, reports Wealth-X
Savills notes ‘a healthy increase in indicators which are normally a precursor to increased market activity’ in the UK
Real estate Plc says global business performance has been 'in line with expectations' at its AGM
‘Over a quarter of properties are still on the market after six months’ – Rightmove
28% of listings on Britain's biggest property portal have lingered there for more than six months; 8% have been stuck on the market for over a year...
Criminal gangs have been laundering billions through Vancouver’s runaway property market
Government of British Columbia faces calls to tighten up its laws as experts warn that at least £3bn was laundered via its real estate market last year, by some of the world's biggest underworld organisations…