Editor’s Choice
Battle of the Buying Agents: Jonathan Harington on why the profession needs more regulation
Veteran buying agent Jonathan Harington calls for more regulation of the profession, after witnessing a rival's client act on "terrible advice" in order to win a 13-way bidding war.
House prices surge even as political volatility rises
A general election rather than a Tory party leadership vote would have an impact on the housing market, writes Knight Frank's Tom Bill - but that feels unlikely this year.
Capital View: The global housing downturn will deepen – but this isn’t 2008
The US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden are now all in the third stage of a property market downturn, suggests Neil Shearing, Group Chief Economist at Capital Economics
How will Boris Johnson’s resignation affect the property market?
Clarity over the Prime Minister's departure provides some relief that a clearer more strategically sound future can be realised, says JLL's research chief Nick Whitten - even if we have a fallow period …
Health, wealth & happiness: Northacre’s new CEO on the luxury property developer’s new direction & global ambitions
In conversation with PrimeResi, the PCL developer’s newly-appointed Group CEO Walid El-Hindi explains the changes going on behind the scenes - and why its new strategy goes far beyond bricks & mortar… …
Super-prime property market activity hits six-year high in London
“Property’s reputation as an inflation-hedge gives it extra appeal, while the prospect of rising borrowing costs is injecting a degree of urgency into the market across all price points,” says Rory Penn …
The anatomy of a housing market downturn
Property markets "tend to follow a predictable sequence in downturns," says Capital Economics - and the pattern has already started in the UK and USA.
Extraordinary Barbican space ‘could be one of London’s most impressive residential projects’
6a Architects and Sanchez Benton Architects have drawn up plans to turn Cromwell Tower's cavernous Void Space into a remarkable four-storey family home.
BoE drops mortgage affordability test
"Removing the current stress testing could mitigate some of the impact of higher interest rates," suggests Savills, and is "not as reckless as it may sound".
Northacre moves into branded residences with St.Regis at No.1 Palace Street
Luxury property developer Northacre and top-end international hotelier St. Regis have signed a license and management agreement to create 72 St Regis-branded apartments opposite Buckingham Palace.
Shaftesbury & Capco to merge, creating a £5bn central London property empire
Two of PCL's biggest property estates have agreed terms to create an "impossible to replicate portfolio in the heart of London's West End."
Has London’s property price premium bottomed-out?
JLL has made some bullish forecasts for London's property market