The Market
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.
Scotland’s prime market ‘continues to defy national headwinds’
Savills notes a 'resilient' prime resi scene north of the border, although activity at the very top end is 'limited'.
Tapping the Top End: Lucian Cook on the potential impact of taxing luxury homes
As the Treasury signals tax changes, Savills' Head of Residential Research examines their potential impact on the prime property market.
Industry Reactions: Renters’ Rights Bill gains Royal Assent
New laws represent 'seismic' changes for landlords, tenants & letting agents.