The Market

With a Labour government elected on a promise of ‘Change', the MD of PCL agency Maskells looks at what fresh tax policies may be in store.

Rents are still rising in London and the regions, but Savills warns of 'misalignment' between tenant and landlord expectations.

Surveyors 'have confidence in the newly elected Labour government,' concludes the Royal Institute as housing market optimism builds.

The latest data suggest last week's General Election had little real effect on home-buying and selling activity across London's prime postcodes.

Labour has pledged to abolish non-dom status 'once and for all'

Shoreditch attracts the highest percentage of buyers who previously registered interest in a different area of the capital, reports the estate agency.

Rachel Reeves has promised a consultation on a 'growth-focused' reform of the NPPF by the end of this month.

Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner & Matthew Pennycook have a lot to do.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, Knight Frank, Propertymark, Foxtons, Rightmove & more...

The Times has teamed up with Savills to profile the top property markets by the coast.

Watch what the government says over the summer and what it does in its first Budget later this year, advises Knight Frank's UK resi research chief.