The Market
The total value of the UK’s housing stock has topped £6 trillion for the first time
The grand total value of privately owned homes has risen by 48% since 2007; London and the South East accounts for more than half of the £1.94 trillion increase.
Government moots a revival of regional ‘Beeching lines’ in new rail strategy to boost housebuilding
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has outlined "a new vision for our railways", including a proposal to re-open some regional lines closed in the notorious "Beeching cuts" of the 1960s.
London’s house price to earnings ratio hits all-time high
House prices in the capital are now 14.5 times average earnings, says Hometrack, 42% higher than the long-term average...
On Your Bikes: Khan plans parking clampdown at London’s new developments
Draft London Plan to announce 'car-free' requirement for new housing schemes near public transport...
London Plan to tighten up Green Belt planning restrictions
Mayor Khan sets out green-tinted vision ahead of tomorrow's draft London Plan launch
Britain has the highest property taxes in the world – OECD
12.5% of UK tax revenues come from property levies; the OECD average across 35 developed countries is just 6%.
PCL property prices to rise by just 7.3% over the next five years – Cluttons
Estate agency delivers a "positive, albeit weaker growth forecast" for the prime central London market in 2018 and beyond.
Prime Recce: Exploring Marylebone’s new ‘three-tier’ market
How a burgeoning ultra-luxe sector has added a whole new dimension to this venerable urban village, and helped the area outperform both Mayfair and PCL over the last five years...
The average home in a national park is 46% more expensive than the surrounding county – but which one park offers a price discount?
The New Forest is the most expensive national park to buy a home in (averaging £581,448) and Snowdonia is the most affordable (£180,126), according to some updated research by Lloyds Bank.
Watch: WDTV panel discussion on the state of the UK property market and the complex tax landscape for residential property
RFR's Richard Rogerson and Westleton Drake's Daniel Hyde and Adam Rose join Jennifer Johnston to discuss the current situation, and what it all means for overseas buyers.
Required Reading: The Budget 2017 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya delivers a handy briefing on the Budget 2017, outlining which policies have implications for high net worth individuals and business owners.
Budget 2017: Prime resi industry reactions
What the residential property industry thinks about abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers, the empty homes levy, housebuilding targets, & more