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Savills research chief looks at the implications of increases in the cost of living and mortgage finance for the prime housing market.

Thoughts from Savills, Knight Frank Finance, Fine & Country, Benham and Reeves, Anderson Harris, and Propertymark.

Knight Frank's global research chief surveys the latest themes in property, wealth & investment...

Following cuts to Knight Frank's property price forecasts, the firm's Head of Residential Research Tom Bill provides a sit-rep on prime London markets right now.

Mishcon de Reya's Carly Clayton talks us through the benefits and pitfalls of exclusivity agreements in residential property deals.

The government needs to calm financial markets as well as voters ahead of the next general election, says Tom Bill.

Neighbourhoods with the greatest international appeal are likely to outgun mainstream UK markets for the foreseeable future.

Since 2008, renovations and alterations to residential properties that have been empty for at least two years are eligible for a reduced VAT rate of 5%, writes Nick Cunningham of Stacks Property Search.

Super-prime estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn hopes the new Prime Minister 'will succeed and be our Queen Boadicea in difficult economic times'.

'It won’t become a tenants’ market any time soon,' writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as the firm's latest PCL index tells of continued double-digit rental growth.

'A short-term boost appears likely from a government already in pre-election giveaway mode,' writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill

A house price correction of between 10% and 20% looks increasingly likely, writes Colin Jones, Professor of Real Estate at Heriot-Watt University.