The Market
Bulk buyers behind nearly 40% of London’s new-build sales
Over 2,000 new-build units offloaded in bulk deals during Q2, while private sales tanked by a third
Westminster investigating 1,200 properties in short-let clampdown
"No stone will be left unturned", warns council
Slowdown in buy-to-let transactions ‘is not necessarily bad news’ – LendInvest
"A ‘buy, hold and remortgage’ strategy is some investors’ preference while the market works through a possible slowdown", says LendInvest
The top of the market is now driving growth in London – LSL & Acadata
Turnaround in the capital as the three most expensive boroughs outperform
Proportion of rental homes let by company landlords reaches new high
18% of UK private rental homes are owned by a company rather than an individual, says Hamptons International
Asking prices hit a ‘virtual standstill’ as more properties come to market
Summer sellers need to 'work harder', says Rightmove
Dragon Lalvani backs Airbnb property management firm
Tej Lalvani has taken a 7.5% stake in short-let management operation Air Agents
Property price growth is likely to stay negative in London until 2020, forecasts PwC
Big Four consultancy firm predicts muted house price inflation across the UK next year, with London returning to positive territory in 2020
Notting Hill outperforms as a third of prime London areas see property prices rise
There's 'a mood of indecision' in prime London, says Knight Frank, with more would-be vendors listing their properties for sale and to let simultaneously
Key findings from the latest English Housing Survey
Home ownership is still the most common tenure in England (with more people now owning outright than are mortgaged) but the private rented sector has doubled its share of households in the last 20 years…
Mortgage lenders see a ‘pre-Summer boost’
But new buy-to-let lending has fallen by over 20% year-on-year
Charting the effects of policy changes on housing transactions
As another new Housing Minister settles in, Knight Frank looks at how government housing policies correlate to residential property transaction volumes