The Market
A Letter from MIPIM: Plus ça change
"It feels like the winds of change are blowing through the property industry and not just down the Croisette this year," says Brecher's Nicky Richmond in a dispatch from MIPIM.
Ranked: The UK’s most attractive cities to live & work in
Edinburgh takes the top spot from London, according to the Royal Mail
Boutique London agency shakes off winter blues with £100m sales drive
Venerable Chelsea-based firm Russell Simpson reports a storming few months, tucking away £90m worth of deals with another £58m under offer...
Remortgaging hits a nine year high
Mortgage activity surged at the start of the year, says UK Finance
Market Snapshot: Kensington
High-quality new-build schemes have helped reposition W8 in the minds of high-end buyers, says Knight Frank, and the upper price ranges are now demonstrating a trend being seen across PCL...
‘Fairly homogenous’ housebuilding is limiting build-out rates, says Letwin
Sir Oliver Letwin shares the early findings of the government's review into ‘hundreds of thousands’ of unbuilt homes
Spring Statement 2018: Prime property industry reactions
Chancellor reiterates a "commitment to tackle the challenges in our housing market"
Oil price rally fuels rental demand across London & the South East
Agency flags up 65% boost in enquiries from oil company execs as price per barrel recovers from historic low...
Permitted development rights bumped up for farm-to-resi buildings
Agricultural buildings can be converted to five - rather than three - family homes
Private Eye questions London property deals
Satirical magazine suggests the NCA "might want to look at" some recent acquisitions in Holland Park, Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Belgravia...
London house prices falling at fastest rate since 2009
But signs of momentum are returning to the top of the market, says LSL & Acadata, with prices in Kensington & Chelsea holding up and transactions on the rise in Fulham and Camden...
28% of London landlords doubled their money when selling a property in 2017
The average landlord in London who sold a property in 2017 owned it for 8.1 years and made a gain £253,981 on the sale, says Countrywide