Lettings
Commercial property emerges as the sick man of Brexit
The commercial property sector looks to be having the worst of it in the immediate aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the EU: three four six major investment funds have pulled up drawbridges as private…
The Four Month Window: London property market to revert to status quo ‘by the autumn’
Charles Curran expects the capital's prime property market to revert to the status quo by the autumn, providing a buying opportunity over the summer for some, but there is an underlying problem that…
Deal numbers triple in referendum aftermath – Douglas & Gordon
London estate agency Douglas & Gordon saw its deal numbers nearly triple in the week following the EU Referendum compared to the preceding seven days, according to trading figures released today.
Royal Borough estate agency consolidates branches in Belgravia
High-end independent estate agency Henry & James is merging its two offices into its Motcomb Street HQ.
Battersea Power Station developer ‘still positive’ after Brexit shock
SP Setia, the Malaysian property development firm behind the transformation of Battersea Power Station, has issued an update reaffirming its long-term commitment to the project in the wake of Brexit, and…
Prime global rents fall for third quarter in a row
Top-end rents around the world have fallen for the third consecutive quarter, says Knight Frank, as London slips to 11th in the firm's prime rental rankings.
Overall, prime rents dropped by 0.
At home on Westminster’s Brexit Row
A large portion of pro-Brexit thinking and campaigning can be traced back to Tufton Street in Westminster.
Rental growth eases up
Private rental prices across Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to May 2016, down from 2.6% when compared with the year to April 2016, according to the latest from the Office of National Statistics.
Buy-to-let sector a ‘ticking timebomb’ as major sell-off predicted for 2018/2019
Former financier and Maskells chief Charles Curran has analysed the likely effects of recent policy and regulatory changes combining with mortgage lending and tax issues, and concluded that many landlords…
£6m house ‘that pays for itself’ goes on sale in New York
A Renaissance Revival-style townhouse on the Upper West Side of Manhattan has been launched onto the market with a rather unusual sales pitch.
306 West 78th Street is being billed by agents Leslie J.
The Doer-Upper gets let down in prime London’s rental market
Some sub-par rental agents in prime London are doing themselves out of business, says a disgruntled and frustrated Alan Page after one too many bad experiences...
We are between homes in London.
Courts uphold Berlin’s short-let ban
Late last year, Berlin made the vast majority of Airbnb-style short-let rentals illegal.