The Market
Fulham is ‘repositioned as a value location’, as outer prime London price drops outpace PCL
“The prime central London market may be bottoming out," says Savills' research chief, "but we don’t expect a return to growth until there’s greater clarity regarding the Brexit process".
Stock levels slide in the prime country market as vendors ‘wait and see’
Nearly 17% fewer instructions above £2m last year...
Ranked: London’s top commuter towns
Agencies queue up to rate the least worst options for frequent rail travellers...
How will Brexit affect the UK estate agency industry?
Not much, say civil servants, except in prime London...
Charming Cheltenham top for 2017 house price growth
Halifax records annual inflation of 13% in the horsey Gloucestershire spa town, higher than any other UK town or city - and five times the national average...
Three things that will shape the economy in 2018
A timely macro primer from Jonathan Michie, Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, University of Oxford
Over 11,000 UK homes ‘have been empty for ten years or more’
Vince Cable calls for more 'powers and resources' for councils to take over 'empty' properties.
Millionaire’s Rows 2017: Every region in England & Wales now has at least one ‘£1m street’
London has six addresses with an average sold price in excess of £10m, says Lloyds Bank, as it ranks the most expensive streets in each of the country's regions.
2017 has been about off-market deals – TBS
70% of buying agency's country purchases were not available on the open market, up from 50% in 2016...
New money laundering watchdog, with teeth, to launch in January
The Treasury has created a new watchdog to "tighten the UK’s defences against dirty money whilst minimising unnecessary burdens on legitimate business".
Bumper year for Scottish country estates market
20 notable sales recorded in 2017, including the £25m Tulchan...
More PCL markets ‘returning to growth’
Average annual decline continues to slow as increasing numbers of local areas record rising prices