The Market
Mortgage arrears hit ‘an all-time historic low’
The number of both homeowner and buy-to-let mortgages in arrears has fallen compared to last year
Prices are picking up in Prime Central London
LonRes records the strongest annual growth in achieved prices since 2015, but transaction levels 'continue to be constrained by economic and political uncertainty'
Top Bank of England economist warns of an ‘exodus’ of finance workers from London
The number of EU workers coming to London is falling, says Ian McCafferty, and that's affecting the property market
Smaller-scale landlords are moving out of the market as tax changes bite
'The impact of recent and ongoing tax changes is clearly having a material impact on the Buy to Let sector', warns the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as rental stock levels drop again
Mapped: Top performing prime & super-prime regional markets
Central London locations have seen the highest rate of prime property price inflation over the last decade, says Fine & Country, but top-end resi markets across the England & Wales have been more 'lethargic'…
Greenfield drives development land price growth
Greenfield land values rose by 2.1% in Q2, says Knight Frank, while Central London development land prices dropped
Prime Central London deal numbers have turned up by 4.4%
But the increase looks to be driven by the sub-£2m market, says Strutt & Parker
Trading Spaces: ‘Opportune moment’ for upsizers in prime London
The gap between a typical two-bed flat and a three- or four-bed house has narrowed significantly in recent months, notes LonRes
Chestertons posts healthy H1 sales figures as PCL shows ‘strong signs of improvement’
Major London agency bucks trend with big increases in agreed sales and new registrations
Radio tycoon drops appeal for £200m Knightsbridge ‘super-penthouse’
Showdown with Westminster over the refusal of a 15,000 square foot amalgamation project at The Knightsbridge was due to kick off this week
The Green Belt ‘is being eroded at an alarming rate’ – CPRE
There has been a 62% increase in the loss of greenfield Green Belt land since 2013, says the Campaign to Protect Rural England
SDLT receipts slide 13.8% as transactions tank
Latest quarterly stamp duty stats, revealing a drop of almost a third of a billion pounds compared with the same period last year, "must represent a concerning picture for the Exchequer", says LCP