The Market
Cadogan still confident on resi prospects after profit dip
The Cadogan Estate has reported a big boost in the value of its assets, but a fall in pre-tax profit.
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…
Top property developer pens open later urging Remain
The bosses of London's biggest housebuilder, Galliard Homes, have written an open letter to the business's entire address book urging voters - in the politest possible way - to go Remain in tomorrow's…
Eurozone buyers ‘snapping up bargains in London’ as currency wobbles offer discounts
Euro buyers have been grabbing £26,000 discounts on London property, says Stirling Ackroyd, as EU Referendum nerves caused sterling to nosedive in June.
Khan slams BoJo’s ‘toothless’ Concordat
London's new mayor has laid into his predecessor's efforts at preventing the capital's homes from being snapped up by foreign investors, dismissing BoJo's flagship initiative as "embarrassing" and…
‘Capital gains and rental values’ driving London’s Middle Eastern buyers
Cluttons and YouGov's latest survey of Middle Eastern investors has revealed some interesting findings on HNW buyer behaviour.
Mayfield gets go-ahead for luxury hotel-to-resi scheme in Bayswater
A transformation of the former Westland Hotel in Bayswater has been given the green light by Westminster.
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Housing Hotspots: Where are two-thirds of properties on the market already under offer?
Economic catastrophising and European angst are no match for the basic laws of supply and demand, says Jackson-Stops & Staff, as the estate agency tells us that buyers are still snapping up properties…
Transaction uptick ‘shows a market finding its more natural level again’
The seasonally-adjusted UK resi property transaction count for May has come in at 89,700. That's up 1.5% on April, but 11.9% lower than in May 2015.
At-A-Glance: A chronology of UK property tax tinkering
The slew of recent changes plotted on helpful chronology
London bucks the trend as national asking prices hit record high
Every region in the country apart from London recorded a rise in asking prices over the last month, according to Rightmove. The capital's average fall of -0.
Prime Recce: Investigating the Kensington & Holland Park market
Savills has been delving into the Kensington & Holland Park market, the ultra-exclusive enclave of west London where average prices command a 25% premium over even the RBKC average.