The Market
London asking prices rocket by an “unsustainable” 10% in a month
There's "no fear of a price bubble outside London", according to Rightmove's latest House Price Index;
“Strongest house purchase performance in five years” as lending rises 41%
Gross mortgage lending stuck at just over £16bn in September, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Last month's £16.2bn wasn't far off August's £16.
No More Surprises: Berkeley calls for complete review of property tax system
Keep meddling with the property taxation system and you'll put the kibosh on the housing recovery, a new report commissioned by the Berkeley Group warns the government.
Over 55s most positive as house price confidence reaches (another) record high
Homeowners are more upbeat about house prices than at any time since February 2009, with pretty much everyone thinking that their property is the most valuable its ever been and that its going to get even…
The Lonres Autumn Review: Low stock but strong competition
It's that time of year again and the Lonres Autumn Review 2013 has hit the shelves with a typically bumper round-up of the goings-on across 151 key postcodes.
Lofty Ambition: Central St Martins redevelopment unveiled
One of Soho's most eagerly anticipated new resi schemes - the transformation of the former Central St Martins School of Art into The Saint Martins Lofts - has just been unveiled (although nearly half of…
Pickles weighs in on rogue landlords
Eric Pickles has come down hard on "rogue landlords", publishing the first draft of the Tenants' Charter and launching a package of proposals designed to give more rights to private tenants.
South London rents rocket
Rental values have shot up across South London over the last three months, according to Benham & Reeves, with development hotspots including Greenwich, Bermondsey and the South Bank outpacing their established…
We’ve only made two price reductions all year – Crayson
As a full picture of Q3 starts to form across the capital, West London agency Crayson has been unleashing some attention-grabbing stats on its W14, W11, W10, W8 and W2 patch, reporting significant increases…
Cruising for a Bruising: Is the top end of the market heading for a fall?
Activity levels across London's prime and super-prime residential markets are plummeting, says Trevor Abrahmsohn... Is the top-end on the brink?
Regional construction rockets 80% as cranes go up
80% more construction schemes have started in the last 12 months compared to last year, according to Deloitte Real Estate's latest UK Cities Crane Survey.
Westminster wages war on mega-basements
Westminster is the latest London council to wage war on mega-basements, which can reach "the depths of a nuclear submarine", according to Deputy Leader Robert Davis.