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Local search indemnity insurance has come to the fore as buyers look to beat the new stamp duty deadlines, writes Lucy Barber.

Last week's expansion of permitted development rights on high streets came as "a bit of shock", says Roy Pinnock, a partner in the Planning & Public Law team of the world's biggest law firm, Dentons.

The number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in ten years, notes Tom Bill - and the stamp duty holiday was only partly responsible...

Many investors are switching from buy-to-let into commercial, says James Horgan, as he runs us through the key drivers behind the shift - and the kind of opportunities that lie in store on the other side...

As a transparency measure, the Government is set to introduce a Register of People with Significant Control over Overseas Companies owning UK real estate.

Following a return to a 1970s-style market dominated by domestic buyers, we can expect an influx of international investment this year - particularly from Asia - as lockdown measures ease across the world,…

The first few good houses to hit the market this spring are going to do very well indeed, writes country buying agent Robin Gould

Country houses and estates have been flying off the shelves since August, often without even reaching the open market, reports buying agent Charlie Wells - although the initial hysteria has now largely…

Once the capital starts to return to its vibrant best, those who left may find it hard to stay away and we could well see a race back to town, says Ed Lewis...

Exactly a year on from the first national lockdown, Tom Bill curates ten numbers that tell the story of an unprecedented 12 months in the UK housing market - and provide some clues as to what might come…

Writing exclusively for PrimeResi, estate agency chief Dominic Agace runs through the highs and lows of an extraordinary 12 months - from dramatic business decisions taken in the face of the first lockdown…

While we cannot be certain what new normal will emerge in our cities, the acceleration of several emerging trends over the last year has helped to elucidate the general direction of travel, writes Ciaran…