Finance
Cash flood surges through London’s West End
One West End agency has reported a massive increase in cash buyers this year, with 75% now choosing to stump up the readies for their purchases, compared to just 20% in 2012.
ATED draft return published
Anyone want a peek at the draft of the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings return form? Thought so.
Firing Up: Battersea Power Station breaks ground as sales hit £685m
We've all become used to BoJo breaking new ground on a regular basis, but this morning he was joined by David Cameron and the Prime Minister of Malaysia to literally do so at the colossal Battersea Power…
Bumper month for PCL as average prices breach £1.5m
Average property prices in prime central London hurtled through the £1.5m barrier in May, according new research by London Central Portfolio.
The Hopeful Continent: A field guide to Africa’s residential property markets
In only ten years, the Economist has revised its definition of Africa from “the hopeless continent” to the “hopeful continent”.
Home and Dry: Flood insurance premiums capped
Well this went to the brink.
Opportunity Knocks: Coutts on residential property investment
How does the Queen's bank assess the current health of the UK's residential property market?
The World in London (part two): The key driver of London’s economy
The influx of overseas wealth into the capital continues to be a key driver of London’s economy, says Yolande Barnes in the second part of Savills' World in London report.
£2.85bn “wall of money” for the private rented sector
Jones Lang LaSalle is predicting a whopping influx of funds into the private rented sector this year, estimating that £2.85bn is being targeted at Britain's PRS from UK and overseas client funds.
Continental Drifting: Which European markets are still luring HNWIs?
Authoritatively addressing the bigger picture, Aylesford International's latest research has taken an interesting look at key European markets and how governments are specifically targeting HNWIs in a…
Monty on the Money: It’s a service-driven economy, stupid!
It's not the availability of finance that's the problem, it's the service standards of some lenders, says mortgage maestro Andrew Montlake...
Happy Lending: Mortgages up a fifth in May
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May leapt up to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.