London Property

UK Property Pulse: Market Dynamics, Leasehold Reform, Wealth Shifts, and Elite Property Management

The UK property market is buzzing with change in 2025, from London’s office space shortage to leasehold reforms and wealth shifts. Discover how these trends impact investors, landlords, and luxury homeowners, with expert insights from the London Property Podcast. Stay ahead with actionable strategies for navigating the evolving real estate landscape.

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London’s 2025 Property Market: Global Investment Surge, Cultural Battles, and Creative Housing Solutions

London’s property market shines with $87B in global investment, but faces cultural clashes at Prince Charles Cinema and data woes. Discover how Moovable’s spare room solution redefines income for homeowners. Watch now for expert insights on navigating London’s real estate scene!

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Prime London Property Tax: When the Debate Stops Being Theoretical

This week the prime London property tax debate stopped being theoretical and started showing up in prices. Reports put a £247,000 fall on Westminster values as the market absorbs the proposed High Value Property Surcharge. Green Street News confirms prime London is now 25% below peak. Two thirds of luxury schemes launched since 2012 still have unsold flats. Mortgage rates hit an eleven-month high. And wealthy Londoners are quietly reallocating into ultra-prime later living. Six stories, one clear message: the time to review your structure is now.

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Renters Rights Act Impact: Ten Weeks In, What’s Really Happening?

Two experienced prime London letting professionals. One frank conversation. Ten weeks into the Renters’ Rights Act, Farnaz Fazaipour and Mark Greer compare notes on what is actually happening on the ground — from the ban on upfront rent and the student tenancy loophole, to mortgage valuations being hit and one investor quietly building a £120 million portfolio designed entirely around the new rules. The Act fixes a real problem. It also creates real ones.

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London Property News Bulletin: Asset Rich Is Not the Same as Able to Pay

One in seven UK households now holds a net worth of £1 million or more — mostly locked in property and pensions. That makes a wealth tax on paper value a real and present risk for prime London owners who are asset-rich but not cash-liquid. This week’s London property news bulletin also covers landlord sales concentrated in London and the South, a £24.4 million private facility refinancing a Belgravia freehold, prime rents edging up under the Renters’ Rights Act, new leasehold service charge protections, and why sellers still pricing to 2021 are watching their listings go stale.

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Prime London Property Correction: Who’s Really Selling?

The people being forced to sell in the prime London property correction are not who most commentators think. Not overleveraged developers. Not buy-to-let landlords. It is bankers, lawyers, and consultants who bought at the peak when debt was cheap — and now face a refinancing reality that simply does not add up. Farnaz Fazaipour, 30 years in prime central London, walks through who is selling, who is stepping in, and why this correction is structurally different from anything that came before it.

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Prime London Property Market Update: Leasehold, Tax & Rising Rents

Ground rent reform seen from the estate’s side. Prime London rents rising as landlords exit. Mansion tax speculation at £1.5 million. Inheritance tax investigations at a six-year high. The Renters’ Rights Act reaching family trusts. And councils eyeing the short-let market. This week’s prime London property market update covers six stories every serious owner needs to understand — with one calm, independent view on what each means for your wealth.

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UK Property Legislation Impact: Policy First, Damage Later

Politicians cannot leave property alone. After 30 years in prime central London, Farnaz Fazaipour has watched the same pattern repeat: the announcement comes first, the damage comes later. In this solo episode she unpacks why property is the irresistible political football, how one line in a stamp duty schedule stopped thousands of homes being built, and what a resilient portfolio looks like when legislation — not fundamentals — shapes the market.

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Income Tax, VAT and National Insurance Are Off Limits. Everything Else Is Under Review.

Income Tax, VAT and National Insurance Are Off Limits. Everything Else Is Under Review.

Income tax, VAT and national insurance are off limits — which puts property firmly in the frame. This week’s prime London property news covers six stories shaping the market: a land value tax under consideration, a £5 million investor visa returning, Gulf capital calling the bottom, record-low mortgage approvals, and a government consultation that could undermine ground rent reform before it even arrives.

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Why One in Three UK Property Transactions Fails — And What You Can Do About It Now

One in three UK property transactions never completes. That costs consumers £400 million every year and the wider economy £1.5 billion. Drawing on 30 years in Prime Central London, Farnaz Fazaipour explains why conveyancing is broken by design — and the three practical moves to make before the government’s safety net finally arrives.

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London’s Rental Market Is Being Rebuilt in Real Time: 6 Stories That Signal a Structural Shift

A £1 billion institutional rental acquisition, small landlords selling up, overnight safety regulations, leasehold transparency reform, cautious overseas capital, and a possible Burnham government — this week’s six stories all point to the same structural shift in London property.

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