The Market
‘Chance to create one of London’s finest homes’ up for sale at £24m
A mighty interesting instruction has just hit the books in St John's Wood, billed as "an opportunity to purchase and create one of the finest homes in London".
Leasehold extensions may have just got a lot more expensive
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) recently published its decision on leasehold valuations, and it's causing some alarm for many leaseholders.
Why wouldn’t you buy now?
The fact that more people aren’t testing the market with offers at the moment is astounding, says Ed Mead...
New property bond to target SW London fixer-uppers
A new five-year property bond is gearing up to launch, promising investors chunky annual interest via fixer-upper projects in the Wimbledon area.
The Brexit Effect: PCL demand slumps despite tumbling asking prices
Annual property price growth in prime central London has slowed to its lowest rate since October 2009, says Knight Frank, trundling up just 0.
Cornish resorts line up to ban new holiday homes
Cornish resort towns are lining up to follow St Ives in banning the construction of new holiday homes.
Market Forces: An ‘S’ joins the three ‘D’s
It used to be the case that divorce was one of the three main drivers of the property market, says Linda Jeffcoat, but a significant number of properties are coming onto the market as a result of separations…
Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia take the lead in PCL capital growth stakes
New research from Carter Jonas has named Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia as prime central London's current top performers in terms of capital value growth.
Records reveal flurry of super-prime deals lodged during last week of ‘mad March’
Official records have shed some light on a slew of super-prime transactions registered during the last week of March.
Buyers ‘still doing battle’ at auction
We hear some 2,000 buyers rocked up to Allsop's latest resi auction at the Cumberland Hotel, spending a combined £63m between them.
Opportunity Knocks: London’s best super-prime fixer-uppers
You'd be forgiven for assuming that all of the houses in London's top addresses had, by now, been painted in muted tones and scented with notes of sandalwood.
Khan moots six-month ‘first dibs’ period for London buyers
London's new Mayor has been talking about forcing developers to market new schemes solely in the capital for the first six months as a condition of planning.