The Market
Stamp duty receipts reach a record high
3% of all tax receipts come from stamp duties
What economics has to say about housing bubbles
'Intuitively, a bubble (and this applies to any asset, not just real estate) exists when the price of an asset is over-inflated relative to some benchmark.
£10m+ Territory: London’s top streets for super-prime buyers
Since 2011, super-prime buyers have spent over £1.5 billion at just five exclusive addresses in the capital...
Grosvenor’s UK returns tank as London portfolio value drops
International and indirect divisions hold up better, but 2017 is expected to be "significantly weaker" than last year
Why site sharing could be the key to freeing up the UK’s brownfield land
Top land broker puts forward an innovative solution for increasing supply...
Kensington’s ‘candy-cane’ townhouse can stay stripy, rules High Court
RBKC slammed for 'improper use of Section 215'
‘Unbelievable’ last minute changes to the Finance Bill put non-doms in limbo
Significant proposals dropped from Finance Bill 2017 at the eleventh hour cause uncertainty for taxpayers, says accountancy firm
London asking prices in biggest fall since 2009
But Britain's biggest portal reports signs of a 'strong spring market'
‘We are calling the bottom of the PCL market in April 2017’ – Humberts
Top country estate agency declares the Prime Central London market has turned as it launches a London division
Toronto hits foreign buyers with 15% speculation tax
Premier Kathleen Wynne unveils new cooling measures after prices rocket 33% in 12 months
Prime rental deals surge in the Home Counties
Knight Frank records a 23% rise in the number of tenancies agreed in Q1, but values are still on the slide...
UK property ownership register ‘could deliver another knock for the PCL market’
Top law firm flags up some 'practical difficulties' with the Government's ambitious new proposals...