The Market

Over half of the homes in London's prime postcodes are now worth more than a million quid, according to Marsh & Parsons' latest calculations. That's a rise of 8% on this time last year and 6% since January

Property experts in London and in the Shires give their advice on the classic Christmas conundrum...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is second out of the gates this year with house price forecasts for 2014, following Hamptons' session with the tea leaves last week (which you can read here)

Vendors in central London are achieving 97% of their guide prices, according to W.A.Ellis's latest market report, as stock levels remain stubbornly low. Capital values are up by 4

Alarmist reports from property portal Rightmove that the average price in London inflated by 10

It seems likely that at least one additional charge will be forthcoming as part of the Autumn Statement, and the Chancellor has four main options, says Ed Tryon...

Will the proposed CGT changes make London look expensive on the international stage? Savills doesn't seem to think so

“The fixation with house prices as an indicator of housing market recovery is misplaced," says Hamptons' Research Director in the firm's latest market forecast report.

Builders are once again taking on more challenging urban sites and strategic land, says Savills in its latest UK Resi Development Land update

Kensington & Chelsea's plans to put a stop to "iceberg houses" and mega-basements have, predictably, riled some property developers

"London’s credentials as a safe haven for investment remain its greatest asset," says Mark Collins in CBRE's Q3 prime London resi market report as sales volumes lift 7% and prices 1.7%

It may have already been dismissed by the Treasury as "pre-Autumn Statement speculation", but the spectre of a capital gains tax on foreign investors has been doing the rounds this morning.