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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…
Buyer snaps up Grade I country mansion at knockdown price
An important country house in Berkshire has been snapped up at auction for just over £2m, a fraction of what it was asking on the open market last year.
Grand Registry: Belgravia mansion tops June’s super-prime deals
18-bed townhouse on Grosvenor Gardens was the most expensive resi sale recorded
Buyers circle €300m Grand Marnier mansion in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat
Villa les Cèdres in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat has been put up for sale
As The Romans Did: Why have Britain’s first towns outperformed the UK average by 80%?
Originally built over 2,000 years ago, Britain's first towns have clearly still got it.
The Rain in Spain: European decision bad news for holiday home owners
Owners to sacrifice the money they unfairly paid on their mortgages to bailout the country's ailing banks
Theresa May ‘likely to preside over a static London property market’
"There's one thing the Prime Minister can't control," says Stirling Ackroyd boss Andrew Bridges: "London house prices.
Chinese buyer enquiries ‘up 30-40%’ post-Brexit
No 1 Chinese property portal Juwai.com has also sent in some useful post-Brexit observations.
‘Busiest month yet’ for Northacre as overseas buyers eye London’s super-prime stock
Surge of enquiries in its flagship No. 1 Palace Street scheme since the Brexit vote
UK auction market takes a hammering
Data from the UK's auction houses has shown how the market retracted during the upheaval of the last few weeks.