The Market
Coutts: Low positive returns now best case scenario in prime London
With prices 'back to 2013 levels', the Queen's bank suggests clients err on the side of caution...
New home registrations plummet in London
2,494 was the lowest number recorded in a third quarter since 1992
The housing market “has built up modest momentum since the start of the year”, say lenders
Gross mortgage lending increased by 5% last month compared to September 2016
Empty homes premium slammed as ‘meaningless’ after RBKC investigation
Study finds just £85k of charges levied on £500m worth of long-term vacant homes in Kensington & Chelsea
New Zealand to ban foreign home-buyers in a bid to cool the market
NZ leader announces that "We have agreed on banning the purchase of existing homes by foreign buyers"
Greenfield land values grow as housebuilders look to the regions
A shift towards the regions is proving to be the big trend in the development land market, with greenfield values responding accordingly.
Prices in most areas of London are falling in real terms – Hometrack
Capital's housing market 'stuck in neutral' with price growth below the rate of inflation
Residential property transaction numbers slip by 1.8%
The number of residential property deals fell between August and September - but is higher than it was last year
And Other Villains: Why stamp duty is only part of the problem for prime London
Non-Dom taxation, Brexit, tightened mortgage lending, blustering rhetoric...
Buy-to-let landlords ‘sitting tight’ in prime London
“We see no signs of an exit,” says Knight Frank as re-lets rise by 10%
London’s most desirable neighbourhoods; an academic approach
Cluttons, with a little help from boffins at the Consumer Data Research Centre and UCL, assesses the residential desirability of London's 47 sub-markets
Buying agency reports ‘complete U-turn’ in London as clients buy-to-live
57% of Black Brick's acquisitions so far in 2017 have been primary homes, up from 29% in 2016