The Market
Affordability of London’s new-build homes ‘way out of reach’ for the average FTB
Gap between the average first-time buyer house price and the average new-build price has risen from 11% to over 18% in the last six years...
Market Snapshot: Sales and lettings performance in ‘London’s most desirable neighbourhood’
Most Londoners would choose to live in Hampstead if money were no object, according to new poll, but what's the reality of buying or renting in this much-loved urban village?
10 Years On: How the credit crunch is still shaping the UK housing market
"The Global Financial Crisis has fundamentally changed the UK housing market" says Savills
Brexit will drive ‘deep’ property tax cuts – Wetherell
"Deep" tax cuts are all but inevitable, regardless of whether the final EU deal is "hard" or "soft", claims Peter Wetherell as part of a "don't wait to buy in Mayfair" pitch.
Prime Education: Studying London’s most sought after catchment areas
'In the capital, you pay an average premium of 13% for a house located near a primary school rated Outstanding by OFSTED, its highest-performing category'
Seven trends in the UK property market
Including a 57% jump in online estate agents' market share
These five countries are conduits for the world’s biggest tax havens
New study reveals the global web of IFCs and offshore tax management
Government proposes a ‘radical’ ban on new-build leasehold sales
The DCLG wants to “ban new-build houses being sold as leasehold as well as restricting ground rents to as low as zero”
Three cities are driving demand for Brownfield development land
Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds are the key hotspots, says Knight Frank - but Savills flags Bristol as the rising star
Prime London’s post-election ‘paralysis’ bucks 20-year trend
No post-poll rally this time round, says Garrington; market now 'teeming with opportunities' for astute buyers...
‘We are entering a period of belt-tightening’ as the property market plateaus – UK Finance
Gross mortgage lending totals £22.1bn in June
Transaction numbers dip below 100,000 for the first time this year
Deal numbers have been pretty consistent for the last 12 months