"A promising start meets renewed caution in the prime markets, Frances McDonald discusses what impact recent events will have moving forward?"

"Deciding on a High Value Council Tax Surcharge was the easy bit, argues Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research at Savills. Implementing it is where the hard work really starts."

"The 1st May 2026 marks the biggest change to the residential lettings industry in over 30 years. As we enter the much-anticipated ‘new age’ of the private rented sector, we look at the key changes, the longer-term roadmap, and who the landlords and tenants of the future will be."

"Across Great Britain, properties in Conservation Areas carry a 32% average house price premium. Here we rank our large and medium-sized cities according to the desirability of their built environments."

"Prime rents hold steady in the capital, with seasonal readjustment in the regional markets."

"The private rented sector has been particularly turbulent over the last five years. Supply and demand dynamics have shifted, creating significant swings in rental growth. But in the prime markets, a unique set of factors are at play."