The Market
Why branded residences are the name of the game
There are compelling reasons behind the recent explosion in popularity for residential schemes affiliated with well-known luxury brands, explains Quintessentially Estates' Simon Garcia...
Election 2019 head-to-head: Comparing manifesto pledges on housing & tax
From Stamp Duty levies to income tax thresholds; planning reforms to green homes...
Crossrail homes on track for further growth, despite delays
Crossrail delays are "yet to derail house prices", says estates agency Benham & Reeves as it forecasts 4.7% average growth for property values near Elizabeth Line stations by 2021.
London house prices ‘show return to health for the first time in three years’
Property prices in UK cities have risen by an average of 2.9% in the last year, reports Zoopla; the number of London postcodes recording price falls has dropped from 82% last year to 23% in October.
Winkworth achieving 96% of asking, with over a third of properties going for asking or above
A lack of property coming to market has created 'heightened competition' between buyers in London, says agency
Grainger hails year of ‘exceptional growth’
Reinvention delivers soaring rental income and profits for the UK's biggest listed landlord, which has now assembled a £2.6bn resi portfolio...
‘Certainty will return to the UK housing market’, predicts JLL in an upbeat set of forecasts
Property firm prophecies "the end of a long period of uncertainty" in London and around the country - with positive growth on the cards for house prices, transaction volumes and rental values.
2% or 28%: Agency offers two five-year PCL property price forecast scenarios
House prices in Prime Central London could end 2023 just 2% higher than in 2019, predicts Strutt & Parker - or they could climb by 28% if Brexit uncertainty clears
The Regen Premium: Homes near regeneration zones rise 3.6% a year faster
CBRE has compared property price inflation near London regeneration sites with growth in the wider local area
PCL market ‘on hold’ as uncertainty prevails
Values and volumes were generally steady across the prime postcodes last month, reports LCP, but the capital's new-build sector is really suffering...
Proportion of cash buyers sinks to a record low
Investors were responsible for just under a quarter of mortgage-free transactions in the first half of this year, down from nearly a third in 2009.
Mayfair’s newest street is London’s top super-prime hotspot
Created as part of British Land's record-breaking Clarges Mayfair scheme in 2017, Ashburton Place has seen more sales above £10m than any other address in London over the last 12 months