The Market
Why is the government sidelining SMEs in the battle to build more homes?
In almost every other sector apart from construction, nimble and hungry start-ups have provided the ideas and talent to drive growth, says Adam Hesse...
The number of ‘enveloped’ homes has fallen by 22%
ATED receipts are down, despite rate rises and a broadening of thresholds
Prime London Market Snapshot: March 2018
Prime London's stock of properties for sale increased last month; rental stock fell
Knightsbridge loses its shine as Mayfair developments raise the game
Mayfair is London's most expensive address for the first time in a decade, says Mayfair estate agency Wetherell, as an economic downturn in the Gulf hits demand in Knightsbridge.
Government looks to regulate the rental sector; proposes mandatory qualifications for agents & criminal sanctions for ‘rogues’
MPs promise a 'new crackdown' on rogue letting and managing agents; offending agents could face prosecution
Head-to-Head: Rental markets in Fulham & St John’s Wood
Knight Frank analyses local lettings market trends in two of prime London's favourite rental locations, highlighting a trend of easing supply.
Super-prime Cresswell House deal crowns a record six months for Beauchamp Estates
Beauchamp's Marylebone branch has completed on £60m-worth of transactions in its first six months
The Right Side of the Park: How Bayswater became PCL’s hottest ticket
Recently picked out alongside super-cool districts in LA, Sydney and Singapore as having significant potential to outperform, we hear why W2 has (finally) arrived...
The total value of the UK’s housing stock has reached a high of £7.14 trillion; here are nine charts to put that in context
Savills tots up and presents the total residential property wealth of the nation in infographic form, charting price inflation, house-building numbers, regional variances and more...
People are moving less often as the housing ladder evolves to have ‘fewer rungs’
Savills maps where in the country properties change hands most - and least - frequently
Ranked: Top 10 areas for rental price inflation
Hackney tops the list, with asking rents rising by two thirds in 10 years
London Gravity: What goes up must come down – and vice versa
Buying agent Saul Empson has seen five "readily identifiable" market cycles in his property career, and he's sensing another swing of the pendulum...