The Market
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 39, 2023
Far fewer deals are taking place in prime London than at this time last year.
‘Prime markets furthest from London are holding up the strongest,’ says Savills
Scotland is now the UK's 'top performing' prime property market.
Stuart Baillie: Five ways to solve the housing crisis
Housing delivery will be a key battleground issue in the run-up to the next election – and herein lies the problem, says Knight Frank's head of planning...
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from HMRC, Zoopla, Strutt & Parker, Benham & Reeves, Propertymark, Savills & more...
Forecast: PCL rents set to soar 24% by 2027, while property values likely to climb 8%
Knight Frank has updated its property market forecasts, expecting Prime Central London prices to out-perform other markets over the next five years.
Mortgage approvals dipped further in August – BoE
August saw net mortgage approvals for house purchases fall to the lowest level since February.
The Sunday Times: It’s the Roaring Twenties, but only for London’s elite
Charlotte Ivers reports on the gilded lives of the capital's ultra-high-flyers for The Sunday Times.
Jo Eccles: The autumn market is gathering momentum
Buyer confidence has been boosted by a number of factors over the last few weeks, and enquiries levels are back up to last year's levels, reports Eccord's MD.
RICS launches ‘manifesto for the built environment’ ahead of General Election
The RICS says it is its "duty to advocate policies that provide solutions to some of the most important challenges of our time."
Ollie Marshall: Peaks, plateaus & safety nets
Buying agent Ollie Marshall surveys the economic landscape as hopes rise that we may have finally reached the end of this tightening cycle.
Inheritance Tax: IFS proposes major reform, including scrapping ‘special treatment’ of homes
Inheritance Tax payments will more than double over the next ten years, suggests the Institute for Fiscal Studies, as it pitches a significant rejig of the death tax regime.
Asking price discounts climb to highest level since 2019 – Zoopla
House prices have fallen annually for the first time in a decade, according to the latest index from property portal Zoopla, as sales supply improves and a 'buyers' market' continues.