Location: Prime Central London

Inside views from the sharp end of the prime sector as pre-Budget rumours continue to swirl.

How international policy, tax hikes & supply shifts are driving a bumper year for the capital's top-end lettings sector.

'We’re now seeing an oversupply of stock in key neighbourhoods such as Kensington and Chelsea,' says a prime London brokerage.

Savills recently completed three deals worth a combined c.£50mn within 18 days, including significant residences at The OWO and The Whiteley.

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The number of 'ultra-high-end' rental deals in London has doubled in the last year, new figures indicate.

'I’d be surprised if there was anything to tax in PCL from the last decade as prices have fallen 20%,' notes Knight Frank's UK resi research chief.

There were 18.3% more homes on the market at the end of last month than a year earlier, LonRes data shows.

The run of low transaction volumes continued in July, reports LonRes, although under offers and new instructions signal ongoing buyer and seller activity.

A top research boss, a super-prime valuer, a tax guru and a veteran agent make sense of the speculation as silly season peaks.

Almacantar puts terraces in the spotlight for summer sales drive at The Bryanston.

The number of properties going Under Offer has been above previous years' levels for the past two months, yet Sales Agreed are still falling short.