The Market
Resi revival for Dobson’s Longhirst Hall
An important John Dobson country house in Northumberland is being returned to residential use, eighty years after being requisitioned by the Army
More woes for PCL as top-end prices and transactions tumble further
Following another dip in Q4, average prices per square foot across prime central London ended the year down -3.7% on an annual basis, according to the latest figures from LonRes.
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Chestertons opens up in Richmond
Chestertons has opened the doors to its 34th London office.
The all-new Richmond Hill base will cover the wider Richmond area and link up with existing branches in Kew, East Sheen, Barnes and Chiswick. Xav
The average London property price increased by 12.4% in 2015
Average property prices across England and Wales increased by 6.4% last year, after pushing up by 1.2% in December, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
New home registrations hit eight-year high but London stumbles
New figures from the National House Building Council show 156,140 new homes were registered to be built in the UK last year
‘Relatively overlooked’ Queen’s Park goes into overdrive
Posting price growth of 9.
Halcyon Day: North London mansion goes for ‘not far off’ £32.5m
It's still only January, but one of the biggest deals of 2016 has been confirmed up in Hampstead Garden Suburb.
‘Significant increase’ in African and UK overseas buyers in PCL
There was a "significant increase" in the number of African and UK buyers from abroad in prime central London in Q4 compared to the previous year, says Strutt & Parker.
Supply of available housing has ‘almost halved’ in ten years – NAEA
The supply of available housing "has almost halved in ten years", according to the latest National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) December Housing Market report, with an average of 37 properties available…
Baltimore Tower penthouses launched after first phase sell-out
Galliard has released a fresh batch of units at its major new Canary Wharf scheme, including the pair of "opulent" duplex penthouses.
‘Domesday Book’ of London’s public land goes live
A comprehensive "Domesday Book" of all the public land in London has been unveiled online.
Behind the Numbers: Mortgage lending is actually still 46% down on pre-crash levels
Last week's Council of Mortgage Lenders numbers (reported here) show that gross mortgage lending for the UK is, overall, on the rise.