The Market
International embassy staff drive a central London rental ‘surge’
Relocating diplomatic types are on the hunt for rental homes in Chelsea, Belgravia and St James's, reports agency
One in five UK landlords looking to sell next year – RLA
Quarterly poll suggests a third are also planning to raise rents in 2018...
Proportion of London homes bought by a landlord falls to seven-year low
Higher taxes look to have taken the shine off buy-to-let for many...
Black Brick triples turnover as confused buyers invest in advice
Mayfair-based acquisition agency turns in record year and flags up some interesting trends...
Scottish estates see a ‘notable uplift’ in demand
Seven Scottish estates have been sold so far this year, with a combined asking price of £45m
Slow sales market ‘could continue for some time to come’, warn surveyors
Residential property market activity is "faltering", says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as price growth slips to its lowest level since 2013
Ranked: The Med’s top 30 high-end holiday home hotspots
Average yields highest in Mykonos, according to new research
Overseas investors drive a 48% surge in London development land deals
CBRE reports the strongest quarter for London development land sales since the EU referendum
In defence of the leasehold system
Measures to prevent abuse are welcome, but let's not forget the leasehold structure has created and maintained some of our best loved urban landscapes...
Camden renews calls for 200% council tax rate on ‘ghost homes’
'At the moment, empty furnished homes left vacant are effectively protected by Whitehall rules'
Scrap stamp duty to free up the property market, say academics and Cabinet members
Replacing SDLT with an annual property tax could raise housing transactions by about 27%, claim academics
How much does a square metre of property cost in 2017?
20 areas of London now have an average psm price of £5,000 or more...