The Market

Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from the RICS, Wetherell, Knight Frank, Benham & Reeves, Knight Frank, Rightmove, Hamptons,…

Melissa York, David Byers & Cathy Hawker investigate a 'startling' trend in the capital's most exclusive enclaves for The Sunday Times.

New relief exemptions only apply if the property is up for sale, writes lawyer Matt Crawford.

Prime resi prices are up by 27% over the past five years, but the region still offers relative value compared to other luxury second home enclaves, reports Savills.

Prices continue to rise, but surveyors believe the property market will 'continue to soften in the short-term.'

Buyers are avoiding fixer-uppers due to the unknown element, writes James Shaw, but gems await those with imagination—and the right team in place.

Carter Jonas' Head of Planning & Development talks us through some major proposed changes to the planning regime.

Price cuts are rife in prime London as new listings outpace sales being agreed.

Acadata analysis flags rising prices & momentum across England & Wales, following a 'gentle but sustained period of softness'.

The lettings market is 'largely in a holding pattern,' but corporate & super-prime tenant demand stays strong.

Buyers may be fewer in number, but they are committed; and vendors are listening to price advice - all of which bodes well for the months ahead, explains Jamie Hope.

The government wants to remove the involvement of 'statutory consultees' (such as Sport England, Theatres Trust & The Gardens Trust) from planning decisions.