The Market
The Beat Goes Off: Date set for Chelsea police station development bids
23,153 square foot mid-century corner building was deemed "surplus to operational requirements" at the back end of last year
£2m+ transactions drop as HNW buyers opt for cheaper deals
Demand for properties priced between £1m and £2m has soared by 60% over the last three months, says high-end boutique estate agency Rescorp, but sales volumes over the £2m mark have plummeted.
Wellcome Trust snaps up super-rare South Ken block (after 145 years of single ownership)
The Wellcome Trust has expanded its PCL estate with a peach of an acquisition in South Kensington
French ski resorts get back on piste
Property prices have stabilised in the top ski resorts of France, after registering a -4.4% fall last year.
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LBS unveils luxury East London scheme with 70% public space
LBS Properties is prepping to unveil its latest scheme to the general public tomorrow, a 53-storey resi tower near West India Dock designed by Make Architects.
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Greenbelt development has halved over the last ten years
We can't afford the luxury of keeping England's Greenbelt development-free, says Countrywide in a new report looking into housebuilding on these protected areas.
Jeremy Corbyn’s principles on property
Jeremy Corbyn's has called in Westminster veteran Jon Trickett MP as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (CLG), and returns John Healey MP to his old position as Shadow Ho…
Gone In 6.5 Hours: Is this the fastest exchange of 2015 so far?
Prime central London has been a sticky old wicket for a while now, but here's proof there's still a few motivated buyers out there; one agency has just reported exchanging on a Knightsbridge townhouse in…
Developer pitches Camberwell as ‘the new Chelsea’
A Singapore-based developer is pitching Camberwell as "the new Chelsea" to potential buyers of its latest scheme
House price growth dips as the East of England charges – ONS
House prices across the increased by 5.2% in the year to July 2015, according to the latest ONS statistics, down from 5.7% in the year to June 2015
Six million square feet of UK office space ‘lost’ to resi in 2014
Developers converted over six million square feet of UK office space into residential accommodation during 2014 alone (creating about 7,000 new homes), according to a new investigation by the British Co…
Chinese super-rich investor visas plummet 91%
As the financial ferment continues in China, it looks like the number of super-rich Chinese investors bringing their cash into the UK has fallen off a cliff.