Currency watch: Sterling showing clear signs of recovery, but still a way to go
David Huggett talks us through the latest movements on the world's currency markets - and the real-world impact on real estate buyers...
PCL is an attractive opportunity for the US investor, but for how long?
David Huggett explains the events that led to a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity for international buyers last year, and why the latest shift in currency markets could signal another turning point.
‘We can see the first green shoots of a recovery’: Mishcon’s James Liffen on the current state of the property market
"We can see the first green shoots of a recovery," writes James Liffen of Mishcon de Reya as he takes stock of the property sector's current situation, "but think it may be some time before the prime and…
Economists predict ‘a slow recovery in activity, but a relatively benign outcome for house prices’
House prices are likely to fall by 7% as a result of Covid-19, predicts Oxford Economics - but the risks are "heavily skewed" towards much, much bigger price falls of almost 40%...
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The Great Fragmentation: New data charts super-prime London’s shift from two-agency dominance to a field of fifty
Exclusive: Analysis of 70 £10mn-plus sales confirms a striking shift in how PCL's biggest deals are being brokered.
Standout Georgian house in Richmond trades in benchmark deal
Off-market transaction is the SW London neighbourhood's highest-value sale so far this year.
One month on: How the Renters’ Rights Act is already reshaping Prime London
From landlords repricing above key thresholds to tenants adjusting budgets and buyers shying away from tenanted stock, Yasmin Ulhaq reports on the market's first responses to the new regime.
Record deal sealed on Pimlico’s St George’s Square
Rare freehold townhouse changes hands at close to £10mn asking.
Masterplan revealed for major central London hospital site development
King's Cross Group & Argent have unveiled a fresh £500mn proposal for the St Pancras Hospital site, featuring more than 180 new homes.
Salboy launches fourth central London scheme
Studio Power has designed the ten-apartment scheme in Camden for Salboy & Forge Homes.
Rare and historic homes change hands as north London’s top end stirs
Savills reports a busy few weeks in Hampstead and St John's Wood, with buyers snapping up blue-plaque houses, trophy homes and a £13.5mn mansion conversion project.
First Look: Albion Nord completes £6.7mn show home at Bishops Avenue Gardens
Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.
Family office buys mixed-use property parade in South Kensington
Eastway Estates spent £11mn on the row of buildings on Bute Street.
More ‘legacy’ properties set to change hands in London this year, says top dealmaker
UK Sotheby's private office chief expects market confidence to build, with continued competition for the capital's best homes.
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Tom Bill: Burnham victory sparks questions on fiscal discipline & property tax reform
Victory in Makerfield will reignite debate over government’s economic priorities and possibility of property tax reform, says Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Government confirms homebuying shake-up to ‘slash delays, cut costs & stop sales falling through’
Proposals include upfront 'sales packs', binding contracts and possible mandatory agent qualifications.
‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
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