Sales
Sales market ‘remains subdued’, with homes taking longer to move – RICS
'It is hard to see what is going to provide much impetus for activity in the housing market in the near term', warns RICS' Chief Economist
Online agents’ UK market share rises to 8%
Overall property exchanges have picked up in the last year, reports TwentyCi - but the number of £5m+ deals was over a third lower in Q2 2018 compared to 2017
Peer-to-peer property finance platform gets full FCA authorisation
Lendy will now 'look to innovate new products and services in line with its full FCA permissions'. The firm is Title Sponsor of next month's Cowes Week sailing palooza.
A Minsky Market: Is property in a ‘hedge’, ‘speculative’ or ‘Ponzi’ stage?
In his instability hypothesis, the American economist Hyman Minsky stated there are three distinct stages to a market - so which one are we in right now? Property valuations guru James Wyatt explores...
Buy-to-let demand has ‘collapsed’ in prime London says buying agency
The government has "succeeded in spades" in its mission to discourage buy-to-let investment in favour of owner occupancy, according to Black Brick
Design Of The Times: Why exceptional quality has never been more important
The joint MD of one of London's most successful design practices, Studio Indigo, gives us his take on the current situation at the top end of the market, explaining how developers and private clients…
What new-build buyers want: 15 charts for property marketeers
Marketing messages that highlight choice, quality, and ongoing cost to run are seen as the most interesting - and the most believable - for British new-build buyers, according to a survey by property portal…
Bottoming out or diverging? Assessing prime London’s nuanced sales market
Property prices in Prime Central London look to be bottoming out after nearly three years of decline, but the headline averages hide a realm of door-to-door micro-markets moving at different speeds...
How international developers are influencing prime resi markets
Cross-border activity has "changed up a gear" as overseas developers target the world’s gateway markets, and the UK capital is firmly in the sights;
Georgian stock stands tall as Edwardian values crumble
Edwardian properties haven’t stood up as well to modern demands, says Savills, and values are suffering as a result...
Regional cities are closing the price gap on London
House price inflation is highest in Edinburgh and Manchester, says Hometrack, while London's growth has reached a nine-year low
Leave it to the professionals: Why it’s time to stop self-diagnosing property values
A seller dead-set on the self-diagnosis of his property's value gets Giles Barrett asking whether we should still be Googling our symptoms...