The Market
‘The most anti-London Budget in a generation’: Mayor Khan attacks Hammond’s work
The Mayor of London has condemned Philip Hammond's Budget speech, lashing out that "hammering London will not encourage growth elsewhere in the UK"
Budget 2017: Stamp Duty abolished for first-time buyer purchases under £300k
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?
Borough by Borough: An infographic tour of London’s property markets
Property prices in London are rising by 9.1% a year over the long-term, and the market "remains robust and healthy", says CBRE.
Ranked: The UK’s ‘most lucrative’ postcodes
SW11 is way ahead of any other UK postcode for the total value of property transacted so far this year...
Resi transaction numbers picked up in October
13.3% more deals completed last month compared to October 2016, according to provisional HMRC statistics.
How stamp duty receipts have escalated over time
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
Digging deeper into the UK’s housing problem
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
Chancellor lays groundwork for a housing-heavy Budget
Philip Hammond says he wants to get 300,000 new homes built each year
Letter from the Country: Why today’s agents have to go beyond the call of duty
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
Lex in depth: The false promise of a UK house building boom (FT)
What if a lack of houses is not the real problem, asks the FT's Jonathan Eley in an in-depth feature.
UK Market Snapshot: Six graphs on the current state of play
Where we're at, almost at a glance...
Few & Far: Scottish estate owners stay put, despite continued international demand
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…