The Market
Buy-to-let rush ‘helped to ignite a chain reaction’ – Rightmove
The stampede of buy-to-let investors looking to beat 1st April's 3% SDLT surcharge on additional properties "helped to ignite a chain reaction" that has seen the average asking price tip up by 1.
£5.5m price cut for stately Tyringham Hall
It's not Britain's biggest ever house price reduction, as some news sources are claiming - it's not even the biggest in the last six months - but £5.
The importance of good guidance in today’s market
As buyers cast their nets more widely and investigate unfamiliar areas, they will need advisors with extensive knowledge of emerging locations, says Camilla Dell...
Housing & Planning Bill receives Royal Assent
The controversial Housing & Planning Bill has, after a torrid run of things with multiple defeats in the Lords, become law after receiving its Royal Assent.
Which are the most expensive homes for sale in the world right now?
Nile Niami's blockbusting $500m LA giga-mansion has topped a rundown of the most expensive properties currently for sale worldwide.
The global luxury residential property market in five graphs
A new study of 100 luxury housing markets around the world has delivered a super-useful snapshot of how things stand in 2016.
Set Your Sites: What is the future for marketing development land?
As the land market evolves, agents will have to concentrate less on harnessing relationships with buyers, and more on their presentation and digital media skills, explains Knight Frank's Daniel Ward...
Battle against mega-basements ‘has been won’ says RBKC (but not everyone agrees)
The Royal Borough has claimed it now has "the toughest basement development policy in the country" thanks to new powers that came into effect last month.
Operating Instructions: Mayfair agency pens ‘definitive’ guide to luxury property marketing
With property sales down nearly 50% in some parts of PCL, vendors - or rather their agents - are having to work extra hard to attract buyers these days.
UK property demand dips for first time in 12 months – RICS
Buyer demand dropped last month for the first time since March 2015, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, although prices have continued to rise as supply is still coming up short.
Foreign firms face big reveal as Cameron announces new UK property rules
Plans to "lift the veil" on foreign firms that own and buy property in the UK are being formally announced at the big anti-corruption summit in London today.
Picture This: Chelsea project with provenance up for £5m
An Old Church Street house with serious creative creds has become available for the first time in its - albeit short - history.