Buy-to-let sector a ‘ticking timebomb’ as major sell-off predicted for 2018/2019
Former financier and Maskells chief Charles Curran has analysed the likely effects of recent policy and regulatory changes combining with mortgage lending and tax issues, and concluded that many landlords will be 'forced to exit the market'
Central London’s ‘new-build crisis’: Over-supply and falling values are ‘a major concern’
Demand seems to be drying up for new-build apartments in central London as planning pipelines balloon, reports investment house London Central Portfolio, with a worsening case of over-supply - which the…
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We have seen ‘the most turbulent changes to the Prime Central London market since 1991’
A "notably quiet" Q2 in prime central London belies some significant property market movements over the last 18-or-so months, says JLL, with December 2014's stamp duty changes heralding a period of much…
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FORECAST: ‘Significantly lower transaction levels’ but prime markets to out-perform over five years
No price correction predicted, although "there is no precedent for the current market" says Savills research chief
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Four key factors shaping London’s ultra-prime lettings market
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Rightmove: How would a new national property tax or mansion tax affect the market?
Property portal 'asks the government to carefully consider the impact of any changes to property taxation to avoid unintended consequences.'
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Middleton Advisors goes employee-owned with founders at the helm
Prime property agency adopts EOT model to secure independence & deliver 'sustainable, long-term growth.'
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Huge Hong Kong mansion fetches over £100mn
Latest nine-figure deal - the biggest of 2025 so far - signals resurgent appetite for trophy homes in the financial hub.
Ranked: London locations most exposed to a proposed seller-side property tax
‘If the government truly wants a fairer system, it must consider regional variations in property values,’ warns agency, dubbing mooted reform ‘a tax on London’.
The alchemy of ‘up-and-coming’: Understanding the catalysts behind fashionable property hotspots
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Ranked: London locations most exposed to a proposed seller-side property tax
‘If the government truly wants a fairer system, it must consider regional variations in property values,’ warns agency, dubbing mooted reform ‘a tax on London’.
Huge Hong Kong mansion fetches over £100mn
Latest nine-figure deal - the biggest of 2025 so far - signals resurgent appetite for trophy homes in the financial hub.
Middleton Advisors goes employee-owned with founders at the helm
Prime property agency adopts EOT model to secure independence & deliver 'sustainable, long-term growth.'
The alchemy of ‘up-and-coming’: Understanding the catalysts behind fashionable property hotspots
Drawing on examples from the West End to the West Country, Adam McKelvey & Charlie Ellingworth of Property Vision examine why some neighbourhoods boom - and others stall...
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 34, 2025
49% fewer sales were agreed in Week 34 2025 compared to the same seven day period in 2024, and 11% fewer deals have been done in the year-to-date.
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