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London remortgaging activity reaches a nine-year high
8% fewer home-mover mortgages for were agreed in Q2 this year compared to last, while 17% more home-owners refinanced their existing properties
Stamp duty revenue sinks further as transaction slump takes Government by surprise
Revenue in the four months to July fell to £3.91 billion, reflecting "lower-than-expected residential property transactions and a weaker London housing market"
Buy-to-let sector to stay muted until 2021, predicts lender
Shawbrook Bank and CEBR analyse the impact of government policy changes on the buy-to-let sector
Acquisitions firm reports big shifts in Central London as investors and overseas buyers take flight
Mayfair-based Black Brick notes that two thirds of its buyers have come from the UK in 2018, up from less than half in previous years, while all transactions have been for primary residences...
Prime new-builds grab market share in London – but over-supply is beginning to bite
New-build homes now account for nearly one in five £1m+ sales in London, says Savills, as it warns that "by 2020 the level of prime stock units on the market will reach an unprecedented high"
Summer lull sees transaction numbers drop
99,270 resi deals were recorded across the UK in July by the ONS
Ancient Myths: On the fear of ‘stale’ property marketing
Serious potential purchasers are not really interested in how long the property has been on for, says Trevor Abrahmsohn, so why are vendors so obsessed with 'freshness'?
Summer dip sees asking prices drop 2.3% – Rightmove
Property portal urges would-be vendors to get moving now if they want to sell by Christmas
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive boroughs per square metre
Per m2 price growth has stalled in London for the first time in eight years, says Halifax
New-build homes are a fifth smaller than they were in the 1970s
Study of new-build listings across 20 UK cities shows some significant shrinkage over the last few decades
Ranked: August’s top ten buyers’ & sellers’ markets
London dominates PropCast's top ten postcode districts for buying this month, while Birmingham is looking better for vendors.
Developers swarm over Clapham office-to-resi scheme
£18.5m development opp overlooking the Common attracts '450 interested parties', demonstrating keen appetite for consented schemes in the capital