The Market
Prime Recce: The soaring submarkets of London’s City Fringe
City Fringe, the collective name for the vast swathe of East London taking in places like Shoreditch, Clerkenwell and Wapping, has emerged as one of the capital's hottest property markets in recent…
Buyers invited to ‘test drive’ £14.5m Knightsbridge townhouse
Former home of the Earl of Suffolk relaunched as a "try before you buy" opportunity
Crowd cash funds key hires at eMoov
Online agent eMoov has used some of the cash raised from the biggest prop-tech crowdfund in history to beef up its team sheet.
Holland Park basement developer hit with hefty fine
A developer has been ordered to pay £4k in fines and costs for cracking on with a basement extension after being served up with a stop notice.
Mayfair closes in on Knightsbridge in battle of London’s priciest neighbourhoods
Mayfair is not far off regaining its crown as the most expensive neighbourhood in the capital, according to some detailed new research into PCL price movements during 2015.
Sales success for London Square in Putney
London Square has reported shifting over 90% of the units at its new scheme in Putney, south west London.
Large-scale build-to-rent investment ‘to triple by 2020’ – Knight Frank
"The face of the Private Rented Sector is changing rapidly," says Knight Frank, as large-scale investors go big on the now-established asset class.
Pidgley: Continued property tax changes may cause unintended consequences
The boss of giant housebuilder Berkeley Group has warned of "unintended consequences" resulting from "continued changes" to property taxation in the UK.
The Rise of the TIARAs: Buying agency picks top trends for 2015
Ever heard of TIARAs? Us neither, but apparently they're going to be one of the big trends of next year, according to Jessica Simpson of buying agency Private Property Search...
‘One of Devon’s most important and ancient country houses’ goes for £2m
An enormous 16th century pile on the edge of Dartmoor - considered to be one of the south west's finest specimens - has been sold for a reported £2m.
Number of £500k+ stamp duty bills in prime London rockets by 64%
High value property transactions have slumped in the last year, as a major reform of the stamp duty system significantly upped the cost of moving at the £1m+ level.
PCL price growth sinks to six-year low (but at least viewings are on the up)
Annual price growth in prime central London fell to 0.9% in November, Knight Frank has reported. A monthly decline of 0.3% took the yearly rate down to the lowest it's been since October 2009.