The UK government has spent three decades regulating property owners while leaving the agents advising them unlicensed and unaccountable. In this Friday Opinion, Farnaz Fazaipour challenges where the compliance burden really belongs — and whether mandating agent regulation is the answer.
What Happens When You Regulate the Market But Not the People Advising It? Read More »
Transactions falling, legal complexity rising, planning reform shifting power to officers, the Remediation Bill adding to an already heavy regulatory stack, and India’s UHNWI population growing 27% by 2031 — five stories shaping the prime London property market this week and what they mean for serious owners and investors.
Is Prime London Liquidity Tightening? Five Market Stories You Need to Watch This Week. Read More »
Gary Hersham has taken five or six calls in recent weeks from Gulf-based clients who want to return to prime central London property — driven not by tax policy, but by a reassessment of personal safety. Farnaz Fazaipour breaks down what this means for trophy pricing, the £5–20 million segment, and whether prime central London has now found its floor.
Prime Central London Property: When Safety Beats Tax Read More »
Six stories shaping the prime London property market this week: overseas buyers retreat 30%, planning reforms deliver just 7% of target, Gen X overconcentrated in property, the lights-out Mayfair phenomenon, a pension IHT deadline arriving in April 2027, and whether UK regulatory accumulation is deterring international capital for good.
Prime London Property Market: Six Stories Read More »
Of 11,000 prime London homes marketed this year, fewer than 1,000 sold. The reported 24% decline covers only the 10% that transacted. Here are four signals the headline indices cannot see — and what they mean for buyers, sellers, and investors in the prime London property market right now.
Prime London Property Market: What the Data Won’t Tell You Read More »
Gary Hersham of Beauchamp Estates joins Farnaz Fazaipour to discuss why Dubai’s wealthy are returning to prime London property, the psychology of trophy buyers, why development margins have collapsed, and whether the market has now stabilised.
Dubai’s Wealthy Are Coming Back to London (And It’s Not About Taxes) Read More »
Six stories shaping prime London this week: the UK’s record property tax burden, the Treasury’s proposed oligarch premium on overseas owners, central London rents up sharply with super-prime lettings at record levels, the sales market repricing, and why structural supply is driving the lettings tightening. Honest, independent analysis from Farnaz Fazaipour.
Six stories every prime London property owner and investor needs to know this week — from the Sunday Times Rich List exodus to a £53m super-prime purchase, Knight Frank’s bond market warning, leasehold reform reality, landlord rent rises, and how AI is reshaping mortgage broking.
Six Stories Shaping Prime London Property Right Now Read More »
Trump effect drives more Americans to London, MEES 2030 brings £30,000 fines for landlords, leasehold reform advances and house prices fall again. Prime London weekly update.
Prime London Property Bulletin: Trump Effect, Offshore Transparency & MEES 2030 Fines Read More »
Rent controls rejected by government, buy-to-let lending surges 21%, leasehold reform widens market divide, and new IHT rules target offshore structures. Prime London weekly bulletin.
