The Market
Prime central London sales transactions jump 21% in Q2 – JLL
Sales transactions in prime central London rocketed by 21% in Q2 compared to Q1 of this year, says JLL, but levels are still 32% down year-on-year.
Dead Cats Don’t Bounce: Why the London property market lies in the doldrums
The trophy house will continue to sell but the buyer’s market has returned, says LonRes Chairman William Carrington...
Prime London Sales Market Overview: The post election ‘bounce’ fails to materialise
Despite what you might have read, there was no big rebound for the prime London resi market after the election.
Regional Champions: Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham and Oxford outperform
Southern England's prime cities - Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham and Oxford - have been out-performing pretty much every other location, including London, over the last 12 months, as supply stays tight, more…
20% of home buyers in Oxford and Cambridge previously lived in London
Oxford and Cambridge have seen the best of Britain's price growth over the last year, says property search agency Garrington, with capital values increasing by 14.9% and 13.8% respectively.
Prime Property of the Week: His n’ Hers
Hyde House & Holland House, Campden Hill Road, Kensington, London
£12.75m (each)
One of the joys of London property is the variety you'll find just around the corner, or even next door.
Private rents have risen by 2.5% in the last year
Rents have risen by 2.5% across Great Britain in the last 12 months, and by 3.8% in London, according to the last Private Housing Rental Index from the Office of National Statistics
Prime London rental growth struggles to keep up with inflation
Prime rents have risen by 1.5% in London in the last 12 months, after a +0.
Construction workloads on the up despite skills shortages
Construction workloads rose in Q2 2015 with 44% more respondents to the RICS' regular survey reporting higher activity levels (up from 37% on the previous quarter), driven by office development and private…
Election hammers Countrywide’s profits
Countrywide has posted a big slump in pre-tax profits after a "difficult" H1.
Announcing its results for the year to June, the UK's biggest estate agency said pre-tax profits of £28.9m
Cameron’s ‘Dirty Money’ Shakedown: Prime property industry reactions
David Cameron's vow to crack down on the purchase of UK properties via “anonymous shell companies” grabbed plenty of headlines yesterday. "Lo
Television Centre penthouses to cost £7m each
More details have been emerging about the resi element of Stanhope's £1.5bn transformation of BBC Television Centre.