The Market

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'

'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

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

'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'

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

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

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

DCLG issues a Call for Evidence for its consultation into Basement Developments and the Planning System

'Like a good suit, planning policy should be made to measure'