The Market
Prime country market “comes back to life”
The prime country house market has "come back to life" in 2013, according to Knight Frank, with a 0.8% uplift in Q3 marking the third consecutive quarter of price growth
Super-prime on the rise as London’s £10m+ market blossoms
The last three months have been the best yet for Knight Frank's super-prime team, with more new buyers looking for £10m+ homes than ever before, and the average price of the top-end's top end climbing …
Housing optimism hits new (but not that high) heights
Consumers' perceptions of the UK property market continue to get ever-more rosy - but are still generally morose - according to the latest sentiment survey from Lloyds Bank
Required Reading: UK Capital Gains tax for non-residents?
There has been recent speculation that non-residents might have to start paying UK capital gains tax (CGT) on their UK property..
River Banking: London’s waterfront market
"The top 10 cities in the world for global real estate in terms of both where to live and invest are all located either on the banks of a major river, on the harbour front or by the ocean," points out …
New rules for lettings ombudsman schemes
New Housing Minister Kris Hopkins is taking on the task of cleaning up the private rented sector, publishing a series of conditions that need to be met by a company or organisation setting up a redress…
Mortgage lending hits five-year high on the back of “overwhelmingly positive” economic news
"We do not expect the Bank of England to move quickly to raise interest rates, once the UK passes the 7% unemployment threshold," says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as "housing activity is set to strengthen…
Prime outer London market outpacing PCL – Knight Frank
Less than a week after releasing its predictions for the next five years (+24% UK-wide if you missed it), Knight Frank has been updating us on last month's activity in the UK, prime and rental markets.
New Land Reg stats show a “painfully slow UK recovery”
New numbers from the Land Registry show a "painfully slow UK recovery", with Q3's average house prices crawling up at a rate three times lower than the long term average, says London Central Portfolio's…
Prime & super-prime markets to stall until 2015 – Abrahmsohn
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn looks back at the year that was and explains his predictions for 2014..
Househunter numbers up 25%
Another report has confirmed the escalation of demand for homes while stock levels continue to wallow
Fall in new seller asking prices and stock levels – Rightmove
Rightmove's November stats are out, with oodles of references to "asking" prices this time round