Policy
£79bn wiped off value of UK private rental sector since 2022
The buy-to-let boom that began in the late 1990s may now be hitting a 'landmark moment of contraction' as tax changes and red tape bite.
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.
Watch: MPs quiz Angela Rayner & Michael Gove on Leasehold Reform Bill
We've summarised 18 key points from yesterday's Housing Committee session on the Government’s Draft Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill.
Talking Heads: Property industry reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement 2026
Deliberately low-key speech broadly welcomed by prime resi insiders.
£9bn in property developer contributions ‘unspent’ in council coffers
The Home Builders Federation warns of a 'capacity crisis in local government' as significant funds appear to be in limbo.
RBKC approves 100% premium on second homes
Bills to double from 2026/27 as council moves to address £100mn-plus funding gap.
Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play
Andrew Thomas, a Lecturer in Middle East Studies and author of Iran and the West: A Non-Western Approach to Foreign Policy, explores 'a deliberate strategy by the Iranian government, designed to exact…
The main risk for the housing market now is political – Knight Frank
Lower mortgage rates should underpin demand, but this week's by-election outcome may shape sentiment, explains the agency's head of UK resi research Tom Bill.
HMRC hiring spree to handle mansion tax valuations
Tax office recruits 1,000 valuation officials to help implement 2028's High Value Council Tax Surcharge.
Tom Bill: UK housing market faces political limbo as rate outlook stabilises
Knight Frank’s UK residential research head assesses whether more Westminster drama will dent buyer confidence - or whether stabilising rates will steady the ship.
Call for urgent demand-side stimulus as worst-case risks emerge for London’s new-build pipeline
Industry analysis flags risk of sharp slowdown and potential developer exit as existing projects near completion.
RICS revamps CPD as AI and regulation reshape surveying
New 'flexible, outcomes-based' framework designed to reflect skills that didn’t exist when many qualified.