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Stamp duty receipts up on Q2 but down on last year as Hammond ‘misses a trick’
Latest statistics from HMRC show overall SDLT receipts in Q3 were up by 14% on Q2, but down 9% on the same period last year...
London’s super-prime market holds steady; pent-up demand building
Despite intense political uncertainty, transactions above £10m are only marginally down on last year, reports Knight Frank, and activity levels look to be on the rise as vendors over-compensate on pricing...
Talking Heads: Could Westminster’s latest policy shift reshape the PCL landscape forever?
As Westminster Council moves to limit the size of new homes to 150 square metres - the latest in a series of policy changes designed to temper the super-prime sector - we asked some of the most experienced…
The national average asking price is lower than it was a year ago; the first annual drop since 2011
It's "an early Christmas gift for buyers", declares Rightmove, as asking prices see the biggest November fall since 2012
Market Snapshot: Jersey’s HNW appeal channels prime price growth
HNWI influx drives an 84% jump in £1m+ residential property transactions
Properties are taking six days longer to sell than they were a year ago
It takes an average of 102 days for a property to attract an offer, up from 96 days in 2017. In London, it takes an average of 171 days for a £1m+ home to go under offer...
‘There is definitely pent-up demand brewing’ in London’s property market
Douglas & Gordon reports a "large rise" in potential buyer registrations, and positive price growth at the upper-end of the market
A Shore Thing: Mapping the coastal price premium
70% of prime waterfront properties acquired by UK buyers are used as a main residence, reports Savills
No change for UK house prices in September, as London falls again – UK HPI
Greater London's average property price dipped by 0.4% in September, according to official statistics.
Mortgage market chills as lending numbers drop
September saw fewer home-mover, first-time buyer and buy-to-let mortgages agreed compared to the same month last year, says UK Finance
St John’s Wood is the only market in PCL where transactions are rising – Knight Frank
2.3% more deals were done in St John's Wood in the year to October compared to the previous 12 months, according to LonRes data
Steady As She Goes: Scotland’s resi property market enters calmer waters
While there are still siren voices out there warning of the calamitous effects of everything from Brexit to Indyref2, the Scottish market has turned a Nelsonian eye, says Eric Curran...