The Market

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) has more than doubled in size in the last 14 years, says Knight Frank as it turns its research heft to the lettings market, producing a new index that tracks that pe…

The number of new homes being registered in the capital has hit its highest level since records began over 26 years ago, according to the National House Building Council's latest figures

Hamptons has introduced a new lettings division to its Henley office after "strong local demand

2013 was a "milestone" year for the auctions market, says Savills, flagging up a significant boost in transaction levels, total sums raised and buyer confidence

We've all heard a lot about the rise of South-of-the-River, what with Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station, One Tower Bridge, the Ram Brewery and more..

The latest data from the Land Registry shows a big annual increase in the amount of £1m+ deals recorded across the country.

There's a fully-fledged bunfight for sub-£2m investment properties, according to the latest market report from W.A.

The total value of the UK's housing stock rose by £186bn in 2013 to hit £5.2tr, according to some (big) number crunching by Savills, and by £1.6tr over the last decade from £3.6tr in 2003. P

We all know it's been a shrewd investment in recent years, but just how easy - or sensible - is it to buy up and develop farmland? Are the legal issues and risks the same as with brownfield sites, or …

Fair Edinburgh has seen a return to "normal, healthy transaction levels", according to the Knight Frank team after they recorded a whopping increase in Q4 deals

An independent inquiry, commissioned by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, has suggested that Home Reports - which sound rather similar to the much-maligned Home Information Packs that were ditched…

There'll probably be fewer foreign buyers, dull design schemes and 60s mansards this year, says James Bailey..