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Londoners' spending on homes outside the capital has returned to pre-Covid levels, reports Hamptons.

Jeremy Hunt will outline the government's latest round of tax policies in early March, ahead of a probable General Election later in the year.

'UK housing still looks expensive by historic standards,' says Zoopla, which expects prices to fall a further 2% in 2024 'as prices and incomes re-align.'

Mayfair's Grosvenor Square claims top spot in annual Halifax rankings, despite a £3mn drop in the average value.

'The only thing that is certain is uncertainty,' notes Jackson-Stops chairman Nick Leeming, sagely, after polling property market predictions from estate agents around the country.

Savills-owned Prime Purchase has seen its London division come to the fore in recent years.

A number of landmark projects sold out over the course of 2023.

The property market 'remains a tad lethargic with no real movement planned until the new year comes,' says one estate agency boss after checking the latest ONS/Land Registry House Price Index.

'Landmark' deal sealed at Fenton Whelan's Greybrook House scheme as Mayfair's super-prime market continues to shine.

2023's seasonal property market slowdown is even more marked than in previous years, according to the latest LonRes prime London data.

New location in the historic Palazzo Partanna is the brand's eleventh in Italy.

New tax policies 'provide a net benefit to around 60%' of Scottish households, claims Deputy First Minister Shona Robison.