Sales
Carrington on Q2: When you are presented with figures such as these over a relatively short period, then something is wrong
LonRes Chairman reviews the London market in Q2
Three reasons why UK house prices have become detached from earnings
As we learned this week, home ownership is tumbling across the UK - the last Conservative regime has a lot to answer for, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Refurbishment Road: How to save 57% on a same street property
A canny PCL agency has identified some prime Westminster streets where savvy buyers can "save" almost 60% by opting for a refurb project over a luxury new-build.
New sales head at Knight Frank Wapping
Lee O'Neill joins from Cluttons
Agency lists ‘Jewel in the Crown’ penthouse at One Hyde Park (with Brexit discount)
How about this. An agency appears to have listed one of the quartet of penthouses at One Hyde Park, seemingly with a chunky 20% Brexit discount.
PCL’s domestic buyers rallied in referendum run-up as overall deal numbers tumbled
As overall deal numbers tumbled, there was "a significant increase" in the number of domestic buyers of second-hand in prime central London during Q2, reports Strutt & Parker, as just shy of 33% of residential…
Q2 Review: Transactions tanking and buyers negotiating as prime London hits the brakes
The prime London sales market in 2016 has been "significantly distorted" by both the referendum and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty levy for additional properties in April, notes LonRes in its authoritative…
Brexit vote ‘has been a trigger to make overdue reductions to asking prices’ – Knight Frank
For all the catastrophising Brexit-bating headlines, it's stamp duty that's really sculpting today's prime central London property market, says Knight Frank as it tells of a 1.
Currell hires ex-Colliers man to drive east London expansion plans
Currell has hired Matt Cobb as Director of New Homes to spearhead an expansion of the business across east London.
London-national price gap ‘has closed significantly’ – but it’s just statistics
The average London property price in May (£472,163) was around double the England & Wales average (£221,832), according to the latest batch of stats from the Land Registry and ONS under the still-experimental…
Where in the UK has the level of home ownership dropped the most?
There rise of renting at the expense of home ownership in London is pretty well documented, but a new report indicates that it's not just a problem for the capital...
Sales volumes to stay suppressed for the rest of the year – LSL
LSL Property Services, which owns a whole bunch of UK estate agencies and surveyors, has reported some strong H1 results but reiterated that market conditions are unlikely to improve enough for it to hit…