The Market

How did the capital's sales and lettings markets fare in the third quarter?

Debate with Professor Tony Travers of LSE and Trudi Elliott CBE, Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute

Estate agency reports festive season as the busiest time for house - as well as present - buying

'Further actions to de-risk London delivery include an exchanged build and sale agreement on a bespoke development of 39 apartments for a total value of £47m'

'Moving from a flat in central London to a small house in zone two and then on to a larger family home in zone three or four, could, at current rates, cost upwards of £200k in stamp duty alone'

National newspaper calls for Chancellor Hammond to cut SDLT on higher-value homes in the Autumn Statement

'With so many unknowns, we need to go back to looking at the fundamentals'

Resi deal-numbers nosedive across the country as prices play by regional rules

Deloitte's team predicts what the new Chancellor's key announcements will be

43-page response to Government consultation calls for sweeping reforms to the system

'Since the USA and the UK have aligned economic models, if the former enjoys greater growth, this will have a contagion effect on the latter'

Rightmove index records -1.1% fall across England & Wales; average for this time of year is -1.8%