The Market
Transactions, new instructions and prices all slide as uncertainty grips Prime London
'Tepid' Q3 sees transaction volumes down 17% on the same period last year, with new instructions falling by 19%, and prices by 3%;
Carrington on Q3: Unfair ground rents & ongoing uncertainty
The LonRes Chairman's thoughts on the 'minefield' of leasehold reform and the impact of uncertainty on the London housing market...
‘90,000 homes are just the beginning,’ says HS2 Chairman
Local housebuilding and regeneration plans along the new 345-mile high-speed rail link have the potential "to rebalance Britain, closing the North-South divide for good"
The average UK homeowner stays in the same property for 19 years
Scottish homeowners move most frequently; Welsh stay put for the longest time
UK resi development land values slide
Greenfield, urban brownfield and PCL land values all took a hit during Q3 as developers await some clarity
RBKC announces plans to build 600 new homes
Council to address 'huge need' for housing in the borough with 300 new affordable and 300 private homes
‘Building better & beautiful will deliver more homes’ – Housing Minister
Government commission launched to look at how the planning system can "encourage and incentivise a greater emphasis on design, style and community consent" in new residential developments
Resilient applicant levels show ‘underlying positivity’ in Central London – Winkworth
Agency reports 28% increase in new applicants registering in Q3 compared with the same period last year, although numbers were down marginally on Q2, and remain well below 2013 levels
North-South house price gap to ‘turn on its head’ as London’s mainstream market struggles
Savills is predicting 21.6% property price inflation in the North West over the next five years - while prices in the capital nudge up by just 4.5%
Mapped: Prime London price & rental growth
Knight Frank's handy visualisation of local performance across Prime Central London & Prime Outer London
New-build home registrations hit an 11-year high
15% more new resi units were registered with the NHBC in Q3 2018 compared to Q3 2017, while the number of EPCs allocated to new homes is now at a ten-year high
Crazy Rich ASEANs: How socioeconomic shifts in South East Asia are driving investment to London
The explosion of the ASEAN middle class is good news for European markets, says Chris Dietz, and savvy property advisors and agents are developing their offerings to service this ever-important investor…