The Market
New-build activity stumbles in central London
New-build starts fell by 25.4% in Inner London in 2017 compared with 2016, while planning permissions dropped by 7.4% and completions by 6.1%
Three quarters of English counties have fewer than 100 £1.5m+ homes on the market
Jackson Stops flags up 'chronic' lack of stock in the upper stamp duty bands; Surrey offering by far the most options for high-end househunters...
Westminster’s voluntary taxation experiment falls flat
Three months after council launches innovative 'community contribution' scheme, new figures reveal that only 2% of high-end homeowners have actually put their hands in their pockets...
Half a dozen ‘world-class’ resi schemes help Mayfair outshine its neighbours
A new breed of 'international developments' have changed the game in the venerable district, according to Knight Frank's Harvey Cyzer...
300,000 property sales are falling out of bed every year
Over two-thirds of failed deals are down to 'buyer-related reasons', according to latest survey by the HomeOwners Alliance
Countrywide rebrands its monthly lettings index to Hamptons
May's report tells of a North/South divide for rental price inflation
Seven charts on the UK property market
Strutt & Parker's Spring Residential report collates a selection of interesting nuggets on the market; here's a graphical digest:
It is time to hand the housing crisis over to the professionals
The UK's property industry has the depth of talent to turn decades of underinvestment and policy neglect around, but only if given the power to do so, says Alexander Lewis...
Mapped: Average £psf prices across Prime London
How much have properties been achieving on a per square foot basis across the capital's prime postcodes over the last 12 months?
Why electric cars are set to drive a quiet revolution for property prices
Savvy investors with a (very) long-term view could do well to look at properties near busy roads, says top buying agent Edward Heaton.
Sales volumes strengthen in PCL’s £5m-£10m market
Deals up by over 10% year-on-year as higher transaction costs sink in...
Developers look beyond London as Midlands hubs drive resi development land price growth
There's less competition for smaller sites in outer London, says Savills, which could create opportunities for SME developers