The Market
Uh-Oh, We’re in Bubble: 93% chance that London is over-priced
Someone's come along and told us we're in trouble: there is, according to the eminent Professor James Mitchell of Warwick University's business school, a 93% chance that London is in the midst of a property …
Prime London settles into the slow lane
UK house prices are now 6.5% up on the year, having risen by 0.6% in November. Prime central London, however, is getting comfortable in the (relatively) slow-lane, with prices rising by just 0.
“Serious risk of oversupply” in parts of prime central London market – Candy
Warm on the heels of Savills' warnings about oversupply at the top end of the market, One Hyde Park supremo Nick Candy has also been voicing his concerns about the number of prime and super-prime schemes…
“Unbridled housing boom” is unlikely in 2014 – CML
The housing and mortgage markets are likely to carry on getting busier in 2014, according to the latest forecasts from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, but the CML "sees an unbridled housing boom as un…
“Anaemic supply” driving up house prices
Expectations for future house price growth hit a more than 14-year high in November, says the RICS in its latest sentiment survey, as the amount of homes coming onto the nation's market, once again, fell…
“Strong but not spectacular” 2014 on the cards for prime London – Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons is expecting London prices to "stabilise" next year, with annual growth of between 5-7%.
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Game of Homes: Overcoming high pressure tactics
As the London property market continues to surge, some of the high pressure tactics deployed in the previous boom are back with a vengeance
Keep pace with demand or prices could escalate unchecked in 2014 – NAEA
Last year's market prediction from the NAEA kicked off with “I don’t believe we will see a surge in house prices during 2013, as some speculators have suggested", which will resonate very differently dep…
More planning red tape cut in the name of “sensible development”
The latest batch of measures to speed-up planning procedures and promote "sensible development" has been announced by the government
Capital Gains Tax: Beware the “top down” recession, George
In case you were at lunch or something, the much-predicted imposition of Capital Gains Tax on foreign individuals buying in the UK has just been announced by the Chancellor in his latest Autumn Statement
Quality & Quantity: Holland Park & Kensington’s Q3 frenzy
Winkworth has been reviewing the recent fortunes of the key W8/W14 patch, and boy has it been bustling over the last few months. Have a gander at this..
Mansion Tax Misgivings: Has the penny finally dropped?
Trevor Abrahmsohn is surprised to find himself agreeing with Tessa Jowell..