The Market
UK property transactions have been in ‘structural decline’ since 1989
City analyst notes a long-term downward trend in home ownership and sales
Indian buyers become second biggest purchasers in PCL as European interest evaporates
Investors and wealthy families from India were behind 22% of sales and a third of the entire spend over the last 12 months;
The average property value has risen by 4.9% since the EU Referendum
House prices carry on up - UK HPI
Ten Years On: How have prime London property prices fared since 2007?
Sub £1m properties in PCL have seen average values soar by over 63% in the last decade, outperforming all else...
International embassy staff drive a central London rental ‘surge’
Relocating diplomatic types are on the hunt for rental homes in Chelsea, Belgravia and St James's, reports agency
One in five UK landlords looking to sell next year – RLA
Quarterly poll suggests a third are also planning to raise rents in 2018...
Proportion of London homes bought by a landlord falls to seven-year low
Higher taxes look to have taken the shine off buy-to-let for many...
Black Brick triples turnover as confused buyers invest in advice
Mayfair-based acquisition agency turns in record year and flags up some interesting trends...
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
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