The Market
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,…
ATED receipts tumble as property owners de-envelope & relief claims escalate
Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea provided nearly three-quarters (73%) of all receipts from the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings in 2017-18
Record rental deal agreed in Camden
£5k pw tenancy signed at the extraordinary Chappell Lofts scheme in Camden Town
Bulk buyers eye Prime London’s apartment blocks
Acquisition agency reports increasing demand for bulk-buy deals and entire buildings as clients sense a 'buying opportunity'
The top end of the Edinburgh property market stirs into life but ennui remains the norm
Savills recently called Edinburgh the "standout star" of the UK prime market, with +7.4% annual property price growth;
Prime property demand builds, but fails to translate into activity in a ‘Brexit-paced’ market
Demand is building in prime regional and prime London markets, says Savills, but prices continue to fall as uncertainty 'dictates the pace'
Ranked: Prime London’s top-performing postcodes
W8 was the hotspot for high-end deals last year, according to granular analysis of Land Registry transaction data across the prime postcodes, with 148 sales registered above £2m;