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Carrington on Q1: Sliding stamp duty receipts and a Brexit fiasco
SDLT was brought in to cool the market, but this one size-fits-all approach has neither worked for the London market nor the Treasury, says LonRes Chairman William Carrington
Number of offers made in PCL hits a ten-year high
Buyers are 'positioning themselves for life after Brexit', says Knight Frank
Buying agency calls London’s next prime property hotspots
Buyers would be well-advised to revisit these two 'overlooked' areas of the capital, advises Black Brick
Specialist off-market agency proves popular with SW London’s ‘Brexit sellers’
Mark Wells' Invisible Homes is securing more new instructions in Fulham than many of the big-name agents - so what's the secret?
Bank of England revises down house price forecasts amid ‘Brexit-related uncertainties’
Political uncertainty, affordability constraints and policy changes have all taken a toll on demand in the UK housing market, warns the BoE in its latest inflation report; average house prices are now…
The smart money is making a move in London, but will these early shoots bear fruit?
A US tycoon's recent ultra-prime splurge has helped boost sentiment in the capital, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson, but the key challenges remain for all buyers...
Brexit delay has prompted a ‘significant increase’ in buyer activity, reports agency
Estate agency Winkworth has seen a 27% jump in new buyer registrations and a 24% rise in agreed sales since the latest Brexit delay was declared at the end of March
Property demand has fallen to a six-year low – NAEA
Estate agency branches have fewer properties available to buy compared to last year, and buyer numbers have dropped to their lowest March level since 2013
Unsold new-build units pile up in London
A record 31,500 units under construction across the capital are unsold, reports Molior, which is nearly half of all units currently underway; demand from investors has been quelled by government measures…
Lies & Statistics: On the lost art of valuing property
Portals have given vendors the ability to do their own research, but gauging the right asking price remains beyond the reach of machines, says Patrick Alvarado
Brexit’s ‘false dawn’ sparks PCL deal surge
Transactions spiked by over 18% last quarter as 'shrewd' buyers and investors pushed their purchases through before March 29th, reports LCP
‘We suspect house prices will rise only 1% over the year and would not be at all surprised if they stagnate’ – EY
EY's Spring ITEM Club predicts muted property price growth ahead, with a 'limited' upside even if a Brexit deal is agreed. A no deal exit could see house prices fall by 5% in 2020