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Renewed speculation about a stamp duty cut comes as the government’s room for manoeuvre shrinks and interest rate uncertainty intensifies.

We're pleased to announce a number of new hires across the Rural team, including an additional new office opening in Cheshire later this year.

Plus, positive and pragmatic moves on the green belt and investors spend record sums acquiring and funding family homes to rent

According to the Q1 market data, occupier take up is flat, vacancy rates are rising and rental growth slowing. However, a look beyond the market data, at the fundamentals underpinning demand and supply is needed to get a complete picture of the market. As we look ahead, prospects of looser monetary policy, a consumer-led recovery, manufacturing growth and the ongoing geopolitical uncertainties all point to expanding requirements for the sector

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

The Knight Frank Rural Property and Business Update – Our weekly dose of news, views and insight from the world of farming, food and landownership

Strong wage growth, inflation calculation changes and a recent Ben Bernanke report all provide grounds for caution around rate cuts.

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

This week’s Retail Note analyses the official retail sales figures for March from the ONS, which were largely unexciting and borderline lackluster.