The Market

It's no longer a case of Prime Vs Non-Prime property markets in London, says Douglas & Gordon's Chairman Michael Hodgson; capital values are riding the same wave, and both are cooking on gas.

We've been hearing lots about fair Fulham recently, with apocryphal tales of wild-eyed buyers scrapping it out in the streets over a modest two bed.

The 'burbs are back to pre-crunch peak prices, according to the latest from Savills, as house prices show signs of a fully-fledged recovery across the UK's regions.

Did you know the French population in London has increased by 75% over the last ten years?

A bunch of Tories have published a pamphlet that calls for stamp duty to be paid by vendors, not buyers.

Things are looking up for Scotland's prime property market, according to Knight Frank, as buyers finally start to emerge from the woodwork. 

The Campaign to Protect Rural England has today launched a three-point charter to save Britain's countryside.

A tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme reportedly used in the purchase of Chelsea Barracks.

Average asking prices are 4.8% up on the same time last year, according to the latest from Rightmove, with prices rising for the seventh month in a row and posting the second successive national record.

The hothouse property market in London appears to be cultivating a whole new type of buyer, according to one agency.

It's possible - likely, even - that the whole UK stamp duty system will be overhauled in the wake of Scottish changes to the system, claims The Telegraph.

Despite last month's insistence that there definitely are enough valuers out there to meet market demand, RICS has announced an independent inquiry into "the issue of valuer shortages".