Rising land values account for most of the UK’s net worth growth
The national net worth increased by 5.1% last year, according to the ONS; it would have risen by just 0.9% without land inflation...
World’s wealthiest take a financial hit, ending seven years of growth
The world's wealthiest individuals lost 3% of their combined net worth in 2018; Britain's HNW set lost 6%
ONS measures how fast UK housing costs are rising
Official stats provide snapshot of the changing prices and costs associated with home ownership in the UK
‘Land & property are under-taxed’: Influential think tank calls for ‘fundamental’ economic reforms
"Fundamental reform has happened twice before in the last century following periods of crisis," says the IPPR in a major new report "– with the Attlee government’s Keynesian reforms in the 1940s and…
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New agency Draper London targets five-office PCL rollout
Founded by ex-Knight Frank and Aston Chase agent Craig Draper, the high-end firm is backed by former Greene & Co MD David Pollock.
$550mn Monaco deal could set new global home sale record
Details surface around a transaction in the principality’s ultra-prime Mareterra enclave that would rank among the largest ever recorded.
Knight Frank cuts UK house price forecasts again
The outlook is not rosy for either prime or mainstream markets this year, but the property consultancy senses a 'change in political direction' before 2030.
UK Sotheby’s shrugs off market slowdown as Q1 sales hit £598mn
Top-end brokerage reports 'strong' start to 2026 with £1bn of property under offer, £4.15bn of stock on the market and 3,500 new registered buyers over £2mn.
In Pictures: 121-acre Victorian Surrey estate with cricketing pedigree asks £9.85mn
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Boutique agency lines up another Beaufort Gardens double building at £19.5mn
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£7mn Albert Hall Mansions duplex marketed on ‘priceless’ royal link
Three-bed duplex overlooking Hyde Park is being positioned around a claimed Queen Victoria connection.
Required Reading: The Renters’ Rights Act is (nearly) here
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