The Market
Abrahmsohn Part II: The Politics of Envy
Mansion Tax, Wealth Tax, Jewellery Tax, Window Tax…this feeding frenzy will eat us all up, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Everyone’s a Winner: ESTAS shortlist announced
The extensive shortlist for the ESTAS has been unveiled, with winners due to be patted on backs by event host Phil Spencer (for the tenth year) on 19th April at the Park Lane Hilton
Country Lifelines: Estates revival continues
2012 was a breath of fresh air for the UK's country estates, with a 6% rise in average values recorded
Perky homeowners optimistic on house prices
HPSI vs house price indices (12 mnth change)
Crouching Agent, Hidden Buyer: What does the Chinese New Year mean for the UK property market?
Possibly too grand a build-up for this quirky project from Chesterton Humberts, but the imaginative research team has delved all the way back to 1953 to see what the Year of the Snake could mean for house…
What happened to second homes in 2012?
Well, the number of second homes in England rose again in 2012, according to recent data from the Department of Communities and Local Goverment
Regional yields drawing Far Eastern investment
London is no longer the first choice for Far Eastern property investors, according to buy-to-let specialists Assetz
Back away from the future: Has anyone called 2013’s property market right so far?
What is the point of property forecasting, asks Camilla Dell..
Abrahmsohn Part I: Mansion Tax would be the death knell of London’s residential property market
Prime property's £3 billion man Trevor Abrahmsohn rails against Miliband's latest "Desperate Dan" proposal...
Ed must have a very low opinion of the Labour voters in Eastleigh.
Finchatton’s £12.5m Lansbury penthouse sells within 24 hours (for £1m above asking)
It looks as though Finchatton has got it right again - the 3,000 square foot, three-bedroom showcase apartment in the firm's latest development has been snapped up after what sounds like a global bunfight
Savills’ resi auction breaks records with £50m haul
Savills' residential property auction, held on Monday, broke the firm's capital value result record, bringing in over £50m through 195 lots (Savills' largest catalogue for two years).
What have tax changes done to the prime property market?
Deloitte Real Estate's Matthew Lodge assesses the market's reaction to tax charges on high-value residential property.
On 31 January draft Capital Gains Tax (CGT) legislation was published