The Market
The Prime Patchwork: Understanding the impact of the London market on the rest of the country
Analysis sheds light on how the UK's prime markets are linked, and the dynamics at play...
One in ten new homes was a former office – LGA
PDR delivering much-needed homes, say local councils, but at what cost?
UK property market ‘continues to lack momentum’ – RICS
The number of new instructions fell in December for the 23rd month in a row
Average homemover deposit approaches £200k in London
Lloyds Bank records highest number of UK homemovers in ten years; typical homemover deposit now stands at £196,535 in the capital, nearly double the national average...
‘A corner has been turned’: Why I think the London market is set for a successful year
Significant deals are being agreed as realism about the present combines with optimism about the future, writes James Bailey
London rental price inflation in 2017 was the lowest since 2010
London is driving a national deceleration of rental price growth, says the ONS; private rents in the capital increased by just 0.4% in the year to December 2017
The UK average property price held steady in November, but London saw a 1% drop
Prices across the country have risen by 5.3% in the last year, according to the latest UK House Price Index; Meanwhile, in London, the number of completed house sales in September 2017 fell by 21.
Developers reluctant to take a swing in super-prime Surrey
Stock shortage predicted in St George's Hill and Wentworth as development plots fall out of favour with high-end housebuilders
Government launches review into ‘hundreds of thousands’ of unbuilt homes
Expert panel led by Sir Oliver Letwin to investigate gap between permissions and completions
Regions stay positive while London’s priciest boroughs continue to suffer
LSL/Acadata December index records double-digit annual price falls in Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Wandsworth, with Kensington & Chelsea not far behind;
‘No rush to come to market’ across the country so far this year, but Central London asking prices are on the up – Rightmove
"Key [market] metrics are broadly consistent with the same period last year", says the property portal
Rents rise as stock levels – and new landlord acquisitions – drop
London goes from having the slowest rate of rental growth in England to the fastest, says Countrywide