The Market

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has ruled out an imminent interest rate rise.

"If tax doesn't kill the market, red tape will," growls Alan Page, as a deal becomes mired in an absurd paperwork swamp.

Average values in prime central London ended 2015 up 1% after a flat December, according to Knight Frank's year-end tallies.

Kevin McCloud's development firm HAB Housing has launched an interesting high-end project on a hillside site near Oxford.

The rate of house price growth across 20 of the UK's top cities has pepped up t0 +11.4%, from +10.2% the previous month and +8.9% twelve months ago, as property investors make a serious impact on the market.

A 12,642 square foot French Renaissance belter on Grosvenor Gardens has become the biggest instruction ever listed with a UK online estate agency.

A controversial plan to redevelop a swathe of historic Spitalfields warehouses has been given the go-ahead by Mayor BoJo after a long-running battle.

Jeremy James has returned to the fold after a three-year absence

"Unless somebody is committed to London in the long term, there is a much more compelling case for renting", says PCL agency Tunstall Property of the post-SDLT reform landscape.

Buy-to-live purchasers can't be blamed for sitting it out at the moment, says buying agent Sara Ransom, but there should be some decent discounts on the table come the Spring...

The resi sales department of law firm Winckworth Sherwood has reported a significant boost in business, completing on over £1.3bn worth of transactions in the last 12 months alone.

Chestertons has added two new members to its operational board as part of a raft of January promotions. Guy Gittens