The Market
The World in London (part two): The key driver of London’s economy
The influx of overseas wealth into the capital continues to be a key driver of London’s economy, says Yolande Barnes in the second part of Savills' World in London report.
Pick a Number, Any Number: The trouble with property market forecasts
Property forecasts are even less reliable than the weather, says James Bailey; you need to be on the ground, in the market, to really know what's going on.
£2.85bn “wall of money” for the private rented sector
Jones Lang LaSalle is predicting a whopping influx of funds into the private rented sector this year, estimating that £2.85bn is being targeted at Britain's PRS from UK and overseas client funds.
Unintended Consequences: Recession, the market, and strange people at property auctions
Change is in the air as a rubbish economy becomes the norm, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth, as the Law of Unintended Consequences kicks in to the UK's property market..
Measuring Up: Strutt & Parker goes the cubic route
Strutt & Parker has debuted its big idea in property measurement this week, pushing sales by volume over standard square footage
EPCs are “redundant” – County Homesearch
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are having no bearing on the sale of properties, according to County Homesearch, although the laudable plan was to help improve the energy efficiency of housing stock
The World in London (part one): London’s Global Appeal
Demand for property from overseas buyers in London is strong, says Yolande Barnes in the first part of Savills' World in London report, but what impact does overseas equity have on the capital's housing m…
Monty on the Money: It’s a service-driven economy, stupid!
It's not the availability of finance that's the problem, it's the service standards of some lenders, says mortgage maestro Andrew Montlake...
Happy Lending: Mortgages up a fifth in May
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May leapt up to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.2
Sir Merv’s watch saw London house prices rise by £600k
Sir Mervyn King GBE FBA’s (he's just been given a peerage) ten year reign as Guv'ner of the Bank saw a £600k surge in London property prices, with house prices in prime central London lifting by 58.4%
Wealth Health: One million join the global HNW club
A global recovery in the property and equity markets caused a bit of a rebound for the world's wealthy in the in 2012, with the investable wealth of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) growing by 10% to…
Energy efficiency now a key factor influencing sale prices – DECC
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been drumming up support for its Green Deal scheme today, by claiming that making energy saving improvements to a property could increase its value…