The Market

The Mayor of London has condemned Philip Hammond's Budget speech, lashing out that "hammering London will not encourage growth elsewhere in the UK"

Chancellor Hammond declares "we are choosing to build" as he outlines a swathe of policy reforms for the property sector - but does it go far enough?

Property prices in London are rising by 9.1% a year over the long-term, and the market "remains robust and healthy", says CBRE.

SW11 is way ahead of any other UK postcode for the total value of property transacted so far this year...

13.3% more deals completed last month compared to October 2016, according to provisional HMRC statistics.

Stamp tax receipts have hit an all-time high, with 9.7% more coming into HMRC in April-October 2017 compared to the same period last year

It’s not just the imbalance between supply and demand that's pushing pricing upwards, it’s also the cost of funding developments, says Charles Curran

Philip Hammond says he wants to get 300,000 new homes built each year

It's not all doom and gloom, but helping clients to find their perfect property is harder than it has ever been, says Jamie Freeman

What if a lack of houses is not the real problem, asks the FT's Jonathan Eley in an in-depth feature.

Where we're at, almost at a glance...

Half as many Scottish sporting estates have been bought this year compared to last, says Galbraith's Anna Henderson, but international buyers - particularly Europeans, and including the first Russian in…