Headlines for Monday 15th October 2018
Young entrepreneurs splash £36m on Islington Square penthouses
Local twentysomethings emerge as the big-spenders at £400m scheme off Upper Street
Landlord acquisitions tumble by 30% – Hamptons
Buy-to-let investment has slumped to its lowest level in five years
Checking out Auberry’s Connaught-inspired lateral on Carlos Place
First floor three-bed takes design cues from the famous five-star hotel over the road
Wealthy students drive lettings deal surge in prime London
Transactions in Q3 were up by nearly 50% on Q2, reports JLL, with well-off students “underpinning the market”
Asking prices see lowest Autumn bump since 2010 – Rightmove
Higher-value ‘top of ladder’ homes saw the biggest asking price growth in the last month; smaller units the weakest
