The Market
Haus hires top negotiator from Foxtons
Jamie Lester's Haus Properties has hired one of Foxtons' best sales negotiators to boost its new Fulham operation.
Over half of prime London lets agreed at below asking
The second half of 2015 saw demand fall away and longer void periods open up in the prime London lettings market, says LonRes
Important Astell Street house asks £8.5m
A Chelsea pile with links to the early feminist movement has come up for sale at £8.5m.
Why a year of no growth would be better for the market
LonRes Chairman William Carrington cautions against the expectation of a resumption of price rises..
Agents gloomy on prime London prospects as demand wanes
The latest survey of agents by LonRes has painted a "fairly gloomy" picture of the prime London market.
Will 2016 be ‘the year of the owner-occupier’?
We're still only a month in, but Jackson-Stops & Staff has already come up with a few resi development trends for 2016. Here's a quick overview...
‘A muted start to the year’ as prices edge up in prime central London
It's "a muted start to the year" says Knight Frank, echoing recent sentiments from LonRes, as property prices in prime central London rose by 0.1% in January, edging annual growth up to 1.2%.
Property industry urges ‘sensible SDLT regime’ to protect big build-to-rent investment
The Government must "protect large-scale investment in residential property from a proposed higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for purchasing additional homes, or risk losing much-needed investment …
Record price set at Val d’Isère scheme
A boutique apartment scheme in the middle of Val d’Isère has just become the most expensive new-build project in the French Alps.
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London ‘remains attractive’ to investors; trophy home buyers, not so much
Despite the Chancellor’s best attempts to slow the market, demand for privately rented accommodation in the capital is holding, says Black Brick's Camilla Dell. Mea
Turnover and sales up at Foxtons after ‘particularly encouraging’ H2
Foxtons boosted its turnover by 4% last year, despite a reported 11% drop-off in transaction levels across London
Mind The Gaps: London Underground Property Map 2016
Combining house prices and the tube is a surefire way to get capital-dwellers engaged, so canny old eMoov is onto a winner with its London Underground Property Map.
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