The Market
Zoopla declares ‘the end of the Forever Home’ as younger homeowners become ‘more realistic & flexible’
Survey suggests a quarter of 18-34 year-old homeowners view their property primarily as 'a financial asset that should be leveraged when the market is right,' rather than as a permanent base.
Prime London rents rise ahead of the Budget – Knight Frank
PCL values rose 1.9% in the year to October - the biggest uplift since last summer - while average gross yields have hit a near 20-year high.
Budget 2025: The luxury property industry’s hopes, fears & expectations
PrimeResi has surveyed 50 industry leaders, including estate agency owners, sales brokers, buying agents, luxury developers, financiers, legal advisors, and more.
Westminster’s rental licensing scheme launches this month
New rules for some central London landlords kick in on 25th November 2025.
Rumourmill: Treasury mulls ‘supercharged’ Council Tax on high-value homes
Council Tax is viewed as the 'least bad' way of raising more revenue from the property market.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from Zoopla, HMRC, Rightmove, Nationwide, Knight Frank, Savills, BoE & more...
Tom Bill: Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide
Just over 150,000 properties in England & Wales would be affected by a rumoured levy on homes valued above £2mn, reports Knight Frank’s head of UK residential research - with two London boroughs accounting…
Industry Reactions: UK property transactions tick up
Housing market described as ‘remarkably resilient’ & 'broadly stable' as HMRC reports increase in September sales.
Development land market ‘under pressure’ as investors take pause
Sentiment in the UK's residential development land market remains positive, says Savills, but things are slow-moving.
‘Faith in rising property endures, but the buying experience is broken’
Survey of estate agents finds 'a deep reservoir of buyer & seller house price confidence' in prime markets - but home-movers' 'patience for inefficiency is exhausted.'
London letting agency under fire over Chancellor’s rental mis-step
Rachel Reeves 'had not been made aware of the licensing requirement' when she rented-out her home in Southwark via a letting agency.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 43, 2025
Top-end torpor continues as Budget speculation mounts.