The Market
Ballymore hires Spanish artist for Embassy Gardens design
Ballymore has commissioned Spanish artist Luis Bustamante to jazz up its landmark Embassy Gardens scheme on the South Bank.
PCL transaction levels tumble as caution returns to the capital
Transaction levels in prime central London have tumbled by 17% year-on-year, says W.A.Ellis, as "a more cautious story is emerging" in the capital.
Lost at HMRC: Navigating the perils of property tax
Whether you're just starting out in the industry or more of a 'seasoned' pro, we all need to keep abreast of any changes to the raft of property taxes applied here in the UK.
Brussels urges UK to update higher value property taxes
The European Commission has recommended that "reforms to the taxation of land and property should be considered to alleviate distortions in the housing market."
Global property price growth slows
The pace of global property price growth halved last quarter, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
The agency's Global House Price Index rose by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2014, down from 1.
Mind The Gap: Huge surge in Londoners buying homes outside of the capital
There's been a tremendous hike in the number - and value - of homes bought by Londoners in other parts of the country over the last few months, according to one agency.
London’s land values ‘playing catch up’ with house prices
Residential development land values are on the up across the UK, says Savills, as national housebuilders demand more as they "ramp up their output" and land "plays catches up" with house prices in the…
Prime central London pauses for breath as demand softens
If proof was needed after the recent chorus of voices calling the top of the market, Knight Frank has reported a 'softening' in demand across prime central London last month.
Prices carry on up but regulators ‘need to look beyond London’
Property prices in England and Wales rose by 1.5% in April to take the annual increase to 6.7%, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
Buyers have reached the limit of their elasticity – Mead
Recent media coverage has not reflected the fragility of this recovery; the dynamic in London is changing as we speak, says Ed Mead...
Hype doesn’t help, we know that. Help to buy is an example.
Marsh & Parsons calls the top of the London property market
"We've reached the top of the market" trumpets Marsh & Parsons today, as prime London prices plateau and supply/demand levels stabilise.
Report calls for radical ‘state-centred’ land reforms in Scotland
A "weighty and far-reaching" report on land reform in Scotland has caused a bit of alarm by suggesting some radical changes to how land is owned, managed and taxed, including a call for a cap on how much…