The Market
Comfort, Convenience & Climate: Understanding what buyers & tenants are prioritising in 2025
New JLL survey hones in on the features & amenities shaping urban living decisions this year.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 38, 2025
Fresh LonRes data, as updated every Wednesday in the PrimeResi Data Hub.
Oliver Knight: In London’s new homes market, value still rules – for now
Analysis of successful schemes shows how even small demonstrations of value – whether through pricing, design, or differentiation – can be decisive in a market where buyers have more choice than usual.
Advance to Mayfair: British buyers roll the dice on Prime Central London once again
For the first time in years, PCL feels less like a vault for absentee investors and more like an affordable, functioning housing market, writes buying agent Ollie Marshall.
UK’s ‘flawed’ housing system costing economy over £1.5bn a year – Santander
Bank calls for major reform of 'antiquated' homebuying process as new research reveals over half a million transactions fail annually.
New-builds accounting for less than 1% of London home sales in 2025
New-build transactions 'have all but dried up', warns estate agency.
London’s £5mn-plus market slides to pandemic-era low
Tax tweaks & pre-Budget jitters have weighed on the capital’s high-end market in 2025, new analysis shows, but first-half activity still outpaced the longer-term average.
Tom Bill: OBR downgrade talk underlines property tax risks
Inflation met expectations and rates held steady last week, but a potential productivity downgrade could put real estate in the crosshairs come November.
Rejig affordable housing rules to avoid London home-building halt – HBF
Home Builders Federation makes a series of recommendations to reverse 'alarming decline' in housing delivery across the capital.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Foxtons, ONS, Knight Frank, Savills, Benham & Reeves & more...
From shell to showpiece: Why ‘grey box’ sales are a win-win for buyers & developers
REDD's CEO Russell Smithers runs through the advantages of buying - and selling - luxury apartments in shell condition, with insights from a top lawyer & a PCL acquisition specialist.
Government promises ‘blitz of new measures’ to boost housebuilding as planning applications drop
5% fewer planning applications were submitted in Q2, but 1% more were approved.