The Market

'SDLT certainly should not be increased,' declares an in-depth new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and 'a well-designed tax system would have no place for SDLT at all.'

Impact of the forthcoming Renters' Rights Bill 'has been limited' so far, but Savills warns reforms 'for some will feel more radical & sooner than expected.'

'Landlord purchases haven’t collapsed in the face of higher taxes and tighter regulation,' says estate agency - 'but they have shifted.'

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LCP reports the highest rental growth rates of the year so fear, despite the market remaining quieter than pre-pandemic norms.

Late November & December are notoriously tricky trading months - but this year could be different if Rachel Reeves decides to ditch the dreaded SDLT, writes the Glentree boss.

'Agentic' artificial intelligence is poised to reshape the market as we know it - so what can the property sector learn from the music industry, which faced a similar moment in 2008?

Demand, supply, prices & buying activity all declined further in September, reports the RICS.

Stamp Duty is 'a bad tax, an un-Conservative tax', says Kemi Badenoch.

Top-end home-buyers seem more active in SW postcodes than in other parts of the capital.

Sales activity picked up last week, but remains well below previous years' levels.

Strutt & Parker reports a string of high-value country house sales amid a big jump in HNW buyer interest.