The Market
Asking prices leap in March – but annual growth remains subdued
Biggest March rise since 2007, reports Rightmove, on a par with last year's stamp duty-beating surge
London’s Property Supernova: Finding value in 2017
'Pioneering investors will focus their attention on outer London in the year ahead'
‘The housing market in London and the South East has now stabilised’ – Berkeley
Influential housebuilder reports robust demand with cancellation rates at normal levels; profits expected to be 'at the top of analysts' expectations'
Spring Snapshot: How prime markets and developers are dealing with 2017
'The days of the up-market developer of single houses are over' warns one of London's top buying agents in a Spring round-up of prime property markets and developments
PCL Perspective: Achieving sales in the current climate
In today's market, transactions succeed due to expertise, connectivity and the drive to outperform for clients, says Thomas van Straubenzee
Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside: Exploring the enduring appeal of waterfront living
61% of British buyers want to live by water, says Strutt & Parker
Mortgage loan numbers near a two-year low
"The lull in moving activity appears stubbornly persistent", says the Council of Mortgage Lenders
Eight ways to improve the home moving process
The Conveyancing Association publishes a plan to improve the moving experience for everyone
‘Competitive bidding returns to Prime Central London’
Gazumping and bidding wars are back as a combination of pent-up demand, currency advantage and realistic pricing boosts transaction levels, notes top buying agency
‘A Collective Blindspot’: On The Ground Rent Scandal
The need-to-know for all buyers of leasehold properties...
Who are the biggest buyers in Prime Central London?
Homeowners have consistently dominated over the last five years, says Hamptons
London deal numbers ‘appear to have picked up’ – RICS
But prices in the capital continue to fall, as national property price inflation continues its "modest growth"