The Market
Scottish estates see a ‘notable uplift’ in demand
Seven Scottish estates have been sold so far this year, with a combined asking price of £45m
Slow sales market ‘could continue for some time to come’, warn surveyors
Residential property market activity is "faltering", says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as price growth slips to its lowest level since 2013
In defence of the leasehold system
Measures to prevent abuse are welcome, but let's not forget the leasehold structure has created and maintained some of our best loved urban landscapes...
Camden renews calls for 200% council tax rate on ‘ghost homes’
'At the moment, empty furnished homes left vacant are effectively protected by Whitehall rules'
Scrap stamp duty to free up the property market, say academics and Cabinet members
Replacing SDLT with an annual property tax could raise housing transactions by about 27%, claim academics
Ranked: The Med’s top 30 high-end holiday home hotspots
Average yields highest in Mykonos, according to new research
Overseas investors drive a 48% surge in London development land deals
CBRE reports the strongest quarter for London development land sales since the EU referendum
Home is where the heart(ache) is: Practical solutions for separating couples
How do the courts deal with the family home in separation cases, and what are the solutions available to both parties?
How much does a square metre of property cost in 2017?
20 areas of London now have an average psm price of £5,000 or more...
The UK’s total household wealth has breached £10 trillion
Each UK household has - if everything were equal - gained £143,059 since 2006
Property developers shelled out £2.1bn in s106 payments last year
“For smaller developers who are already struggling to find funding for their developments, these added costs can be the final nail in the coffin", says peer-to-peer lender
PCL deal numbers turn up – Knight Frank
The rate of price declines slows a bit, as demand and transaction numbers pick up