The Market
Why 2015 could make or break the UK’s property market
            For homeowners - especially those in the South East and London - it has never been more important who wins the next general election, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
        
    London Uberground: Housing markets along the ‘ginger line’ outperform
            One of London's least-celebrated transport links - the 'ginger line' - has actually had a profound effect on the property markets it passes through, according to Hamptons International's reckoning.
        
    Tripadvisor for tenants launches in the US
            A new tool that allows prospective renters to read apartment reviews by former tenants has just launched in the States.
        
    easyProperty launch date announced
            It's been announced that the new online estate agency offering from Sir Stelios - easyProperty - is going to roll out in September.
        
    Surrey is “the strongest market outside the capital”
            The South East is "ready for the ripple" announces Savills, with Surrey leading the house price charge.
        
    Office-to-resi rights to get permanent footing
            Brandon Lewis, the new housing and planning minister, has unveiled a set of "radical reforms" for the planning system.
        
    High & Flighty: Where next for London’s super-prime sales market?
            Something's up at the top of the market. Recent reports of plummeting prices and drippy demand have signalled a change in fortunes for the capital's premier properties.        
    Sharpest rise in housing construction since November 2003
            July saw the steepest rise in in resi building activity since November 2003, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
        
    Suite Dreams: Where is the most expensive place to sleep in London?
            London has been named as the world's most expensive city to rent a five-star hotel room, luxury serviced flat or rental apartment.
        
    Marsh & Parsons to open three more branches by Christmas
            London-based agency Marsh & Parsons clearly made some serious hay while the sun shone in H1.
Interim results released by owner LSL show that M&P's revenue in H1 increased by 19% to £16.1m (up from £13.        
    Q2 rise for stock levels, withdrawals, fall-throughs & time taken to agree a sale
            "As the property market continues to slow down, we may enter a period of calm where asking prices, especially in new developments, are reassessed", says William Carrington in his introduction to the results…        
    Fight the Slab: Why our stamp duty system needs an urgent overhaul
            A revamp of the UK's archaic SDLT structure must be prioritised ahead of next year's general election says Edo Mapelli Mozzi...
        
     
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
        