The Market
Developers display ‘stand out’ confidence in regional town resi projects
Deloitte reports record levels of construction activity in UK regional cities as developers’ confidence for city centre residential development remains strong
Chancellor demands a simplification of the inheritance tax system
Philip Hammond has instructed the the Office of Tax Simplification to look at making IHT "fit for purpose"
Government moves to take a more ‘muscular’ role in forcing developers to build on sites more quickly
Sajid Javid calls for "use it or lose it" planning permissions and more compulsory purchase orders to dissuade developers from "land-banking"
Market Snapshot: Prime residential lettings
Rents may be falling, but prime London's lettings market is still moving, says Savills
Grand Registry: Surveying December’s biggest registered deals
Hyde Park townhouse tops a paltry month for £1m+ registrations, and transactions in general...
Overseas buyers put their faith in London’s local agents
Foreign property exhibitions lose their pulling power as HNWIs "forensically" examine their purchases...
There’s been a ‘considerable increase’ in middle-aged renters over the last ten years
The latest English Housing Survey gives a statistical overview of how the country lives...
Competition heats up urban land market
More developers becoming active, says Savills
CGT receipts soar as investors flee BTL
Sell-off predicted to push receipts up to the £10bn mark in 2018-19
Mortgage approvals hit a five-year low – UK Finance
Approvals on new house purchases have dropped by over 20% compared to last year...
Lacklustre year ahead for UK housing market – EY ITEM Club
Economic forecasting group predicts average price growth of 2% in 2018 as fundamentals 'remain challenging'; BoE expected to raise interest rates just once, in August, but MPC could go further...
Prime Cuts: ‘£1bn knocked off asking prices’ in prime London enclaves
Higher-value postcodes are seeing the biggest price reductions, discovers Garrington Property Finders