The Market
Prime Scottish prices dip but Edinburgh rallies despite EU uncertainty
Prime property prices in Scotland dropped by 0.4% between April and June, says Knight Frank, leaving them 0.6% lower than at this time last year.
83% of prime London properties sold in Q2 had a price cut
Over 83% of properties sold in prime London during Q2 2016 had a price reduction from the initial asking price, according to the latest research by Turnbull Property.
Prime London buyers cast the net wider in search of value
The Buying Solution has picked up on an interesting and increasing trend in the prime London market - buyers appear to be casting their nets much wider these days.
Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Sydney named top favourable tax locations
Comparing lifestyle factors in 26 "favourable" tax locations around the world, a new report has picked out the best places to live depending on where you're at in life.
Ratings agency warns of tough times ahead for luxury developers
As big commercial property funds gear up to offload assets in the wake of the Brexit vote and its ensuring rush on redemptions (it looks like Henderson, for example, is looking to sell the Coutts HQ on…
‘We need better designed houses’ says the new Prime Minister
Theresa May picks up the keys to No.10 Downing Street this afternoon, completing the deal rather more quickly than expected.
Waiting for the Dust to Settle: UK property markets and post-Brexit horizon lines
It's still too foggy to see the horizon, but the fundamentals that were true at the start of June will still be the fundamentals that are true at the start of July, says JLL's Adam Challis...
How have the world’s top resi markets been performing this year?
The latest instalment of Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the performance of mainstream house prices across 150 cities, sees Shenzhen continuing to lead the world rankings…
Strutt & Parker hires new National Head of Lettings
Strutt & Parker has appointed Kate Eales as its new National Head of Lettings.
Four thoughts on what’s next for the property market
Measured musings on how the UK, London and PCL markets currently stand
Deals are back on the table as prime central London transactions jump 29% (from a low base)
Deal numbers in prime central London rallied by 29% in the week following the Brexit vote (compared to the same week in May), says Knight Frank, but, as already reported by Savills, prices dipped in June…
The big trend in London’s lettings market? A lack of definable trends…
As well as plunging the economy into turmoil, the EU vote has played havoc with Benham & Reeves' Lettings Heat Map.