The Market
Neighbourhood Swatch: Assessing London’s patchwork property market
CBRE has gone borough by borough to chart London's top-performing neighbourhoods for a realm of property and lifestyle factors
Tenants ‘swarming’ over new rental instructions in Chelsea & Knightsbridge
PCL agency transacts on a raft of quick-fire lets as demand soars for 'the right type of listings'
Brexit uncertainty continues to impact architects
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index sank to its second-lowest point of the year in August
Global UHNW wealth falls for the first time in three years
There's been "muted" growth in the number of Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals over the last year, reports Wealth-X - but London has seen a bigger rise than any other top ten UHNW city
Pre-lets on the rise in London’s ‘lively’ rental market
JLL reports 'buoyant' applicant and instruction levels across the capital - and an increasing number of tenants renting off-plan in the rush to secure the best new-build units...
Notes from the country: It’s oh so quiet – or is it?
Listening is a key part of the country buying agent's job, explains Prime Purchase's Robin Gould...
The Million Pound Street Drop: The number of £1m+ addresses in the UK has fallen by 10% in the last year
There are now 15,484 streets with an average property price in excess of £1m, says Zoopla; 1,805 fewer than the 17,289 recorded at the same time last year.
On marketing funnels, foreign buyers & agent collaboration
Last week's headline-grabbing deal at the Corinthia demonstrates how the process of purchasing a super-prime property has changed in recent years, notes Simon Deen...
‘Best Scottish housing market since the financial crisis’ as £1m+ deals fly
More £1m+ residential deals have gone through in Scotland in the last 12 months than in any year since 2008, says Savills
Superblocks: Barcelona’s car-free zones could extend lives and boost mental health
An urban planning idea from Catalonia is reclaiming city streets from cars, and delivering considerable long-term benefits for residents and visitors alike. Anupam Nanda explains how...
Summer’s ‘steady rather than spectacular’ market is ‘reassuring’ – Garrington
"It seems to have been a steady, rather than spectacular summer as far as the UK property market is concerned," reports buying agency Garrington in its September market update.
Rare apartments offered for rent in Piccadilly’s famous Albany
Knight Frank is marketing two unfurnished flats for rent in The Albany, off Piccadilly. One is available for the first time in 55 years