Format: Views
Lucian Cook on the role of debt in the prime resi market
Savills research chief looks at the implications of increases in the cost of living and mortgage finance for the prime housing market.
Property industry reactions to tax u-turns & another new Chancellor
Thoughts from Savills, Knight Frank Finance, Fine & Country, Benham and Reeves, Anderson Harris, and Propertymark.
Liam Bailey: The end of the asset boom?
Knight Frank's global research chief surveys the latest themes in property, wealth & investment...
Tom Bill on the outlook for prime London’s sales & rental markets
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.
Exclusivity agreements – helpful or just a hindrance?
Mishcon de Reya's Carly Clayton talks us through the benefits and pitfalls of exclusivity agreements in residential property deals.
The mini-Budget: What next for mortgages?
The government needs to calm financial markets as well as voters ahead of the next general election, says Tom Bill.
Ollie Marshall: How the past few years have created a ‘perfect storm’ for dollar-based purchasers
Neighbourhoods with the greatest international appeal are likely to outgun mainstream UK markets for the foreseeable future.
Exploring a valuable reduction on VAT on property renovations
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.
Abrahmsohn on Truss’s ‘refreshingly radical’ plan to cut taxes
Super-prime estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn hopes the new Prime Minister 'will succeed and be our Queen Boadicea in difficult economic times'.
Rental demand will continue to outweigh supply this year in Prime London – Knight Frank
'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.
Tom Bill: What does Liz Truss mean for the prime London property market?
'A short-term boost appears likely from a government already in pre-election giveaway mode,' writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill
History says Britain’s property market is in for a long slowdown, not a crash
A house price correction of between 10% and 20% looks increasingly likely, writes Colin Jones, Professor of Real Estate at Heriot-Watt University.