The Market
Fulham’s diverging market indicative of wider trend across prime London
House and flat markets 'behaving independently of each other'
Camden tops London’s property price inflation table, with 13.4% growth in 2017
"Confidence in London’s property market remains strong", says CBRE Residential's Chairman Mark Collins
Wealthy apartment buyers help Mayfair buck PCL pricing trend
Average £psf values have soared by 97% since 2007, compared with 59% across Prime Central London, with super-prime units commanding off-market prices 'double or treble' the local average;
Asian investors unlikely to be put off by UK’s public ownership register
Forthcoming measure may even increase the appeal for buyers, says Hong Kong-based investment firm...
‘Green shoots’ in Prime Central London as super-prime stabilises
First stable quarter for £10m+ market in three years after surge of high-value deals...
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...