The Market

"Key [market] metrics are broadly consistent with the same period last year", says the property portal

London goes from having the slowest rate of rental growth in England to the fastest, says Countrywide

"Those who earn their income through property will pay significantly higher tax bills" as a result of recent tax reforms, says the NLA.

Carter Jonas surveys local property markets in: Basingstoke, Bath, Cambridge, Harrogate & Leeds, Marlborough, Newbury, Oxford, Winchester and York.

ONS data puts 2017 total at practically half pre-recession levels

Prices slashed on nearly half of all London homes in the £1m-2m range, with discounts of up to £900k in "extreme" cases...

Total returns look set to rise, says Knight Frank, as rental values bottom out...

John D Wood's Edward Hall in discussion with LonRes' Head of Research, Marcus Dixon

“The prime central London market may be bottoming out," says Savills' research chief, "but we don’t expect a return to growth until there’s greater clarity regarding the Brexit process".

Nearly 17% fewer instructions above £2m last year...

Agencies queue up to rate the least worst options for frequent rail travellers...

Not much, say civil servants, except in prime London...