The Market
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...
Firstly, what has 2013 served up for us so far?
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.
“A small amount of froth has come off” house price expectations – Knight Frank
Householders still think that their homes' value is on the up for the next year, but "a small amount of froth has come off" price expectations.
Bubblin’ Not: Prime London prices to rise 48.5% in five years, but no bubble ahead
Chesterton Humberts has come out with the most punchily positive property predictions for 2014 so far, but there's no bubble in sight next year, the agency proclaims as part of its five-year forecasts,…
Forecast Watch 2014: UK, +7%; Prime Outer London, +7%; PCL, +4% – Knight Frank
Knight Frank's take on what will happen to property prices next year falls pretty much in the middle of what everyone else is saying, with property "substantially" out-gunning inflation: +7% for average…
Anti-basement bill gets first Commons reading
A bill designed to put the kibosh on willy-nilly subterranean extensions had its first outing in the House of Commons this week.
Price Cuts Cut: Volume and level of asking price reductions drop
The number of properties with reduced asking prices has fallen "significantly" over the last couple of years, says Zoopla, from 40% in November 2011 to 31% this month.