The Market
Land price growth outpaces house price growth in regional cities
Housing land in key UK cities sees double digit growth as central London land values stabilise
Just how bad was 2016 for London’s new-build market?
Full-year new-build sales figures make for some pretty grim reading...
Surcharge boosts stamp duty revenue to record level
Government collected £454m from the 3% levy on additional properties in Q1, but falling transactions are a concern
The Times They Are A-Changin’: A valuation viewpoint
Bob Dylan - with a little help from James Wyatt - explains how the world of estate agency and property valuation is changing
The Price is Wrong: ‘Incorrect’ property valuations soar by 70% in PCL
The rise of joint-agency instructions is promoting mis-pricing at the top-end of the market, argues Wetherell
Super-prime deals still few and far between in London
Just nine £10m+ sales recorded across prime London during Q1, reports Turnbull Property
Election housebuilding stats, fact-checked
164,000 homes were completed in England in 2015/16. This is more than in recent years, but still below the 2007/08 pre-recession peak of 200,000
Prime Central London prices turn up as optimism returns – JLL
Sale values rise for the first time since 2014
Is Brexit affecting home-movers’ plans?
Not really, concludes Cluttons
Stamp duty receipts reach a record high
3% of all tax receipts come from stamp duties
Properties are for sale on over a third of London’s streets
Vendors increasingly in competition with their neighbours, says Hamptons
Record number of unsold new-build units in London
27,000 new homes in the capital are yet to find a buyer, according to Molior data