2026 will be a ‘year of discovery’ – Acadata
Data firm predicts a quiet Christmas in housing market terms, but says the 'tectonic plates' are starting to shift...
Mansion tax modelling flags £13,700 bills for second homes
Hamptons analysis finds over 3,300 £2mn+ second homes exposed to dual surcharges as revaluation looms.
England & Wales market ‘in limbo’ but shift could be on the horizon – Acadata
Average values have slipped to their lowest level since early 2024, latest index suggests.
‘Below average for the time of year, but not chronically so’: How the prime London sales market is really faring pre-Budget
Values, new instructions and sales have all been falling, reports LonRes - but the stark comparisons say more about last year than the current state of play.
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Investor-developer acquires 86-unit PCL portfolio for £28mn
'A few years ago, you simply wouldn’t have seen assets of this quality and in these locations pricing at that level,' said Leufroy, which has exchanged on a quartet of buildings in Notting Hill & Kensington.
Deal sealed on £17.5mn Cadogan Square restoration project
Rare unmod opp on the famous garden square could become one of RBKC’s finest residences, say agents.
Prime London property market heading for ‘worst year since Covid’
18% fewer £5mn+ sales have been recorded in London this year compared to 2024, while no deals have gone through above £50mn.
RBKC signs off on £10bn Earls Court scheme
Decision completes dual-borough backing for the transformation of central London's biggest cleared development site.
Harding Green acquires boutique NW London agency
Laurence Leigh Residential has been running since 2007.
Agency lists 1/8th share of Mayfair penthouse for £1.05mn
Fractional ownership is catching on with PCL buyers, says Russell Simpson, as a share in a 'sublime' duplex on historic Queen Street goes on the market.
Luxury brokerage flags tight supply & strong deal flow in Mayfair
UK Sotheby’s International Realty reports unusually competitive conditions in the historic neighbourhood after completing £172mn of transactions.
Branded Residences: Louis Keighley on what’s still missing from the sector
Savills' Global Residential Development Consultancy chief identifies three big opportunities in the rapidly expanding branded resi arena...
Building Legacies: Michael Houlding of Boldfort on delivering London’s top-end homes
Interview: MD of longstanding family-run contractor reveals what it really takes to create dream residences for UHNW clients, from Belgravia to Notting Hill.
PCL to underperform against ‘modest’ UK property price growth in 2026 – Chestertons
The market is beginning to stabilise, says leading estate agency, with house prices predicted to rise by only 1-2% across the country next year.
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