The Market
Prime regional markets look up as town trumps country living
"The medium term outlook for the prime markets beyond London is much brighter than current market conditions would indicate," says Savills' Lucian Cook, regardless of whether a mansion tax is brought in…
Prime Locations: Mapping Britain’s £1m+ market
Britain's £1m+ market has tripled over the last ten years, notes Sophie Chick, with 18,000 seven-figure sales worth a total of £44bn going through in 2014.
Prime Property of the Week: Would You Adam & Eve It?
Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington
£4.7m
A rather unusual proposition has just come up on this cracking little mews just off High Street Kensington.
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Sales volumes slip; prices rise – Land Registry
The number of £1m+ property sales has fallen by 4% compared to the same time last year - significantly less than the 11% drop in overall transactions - while average house prices have risen by 6.
Is the government quietly dropping office-to-resi Permitted Development Rights?
The latest version of the Town and Country Planning Order includes a notable omission: The anticipated three-year extension to Permitted Development Rights which allow the conversion of office space into …
The Waiting Game: Why HNW buyers are holding out for any result in May
The 7th May cannot come soon enough, says Will Hollest, as pre-election uncertainty is driving buyers at the top-end of the property market to hunker down and wait for a result, any result.
Teen Wealth: ‘Often we’re advising children on property purchases’, says top Christie’s broker
One of London's top property consultants has been lifting the lid on his dealings with super-rich Russian buyers in the capital, some of whom can apparently be as young as sixteen years of age
Tax hike & election uncertainty dampen prime London house prices
Prime London property prices dropped in a touch in the first three months of 2015 , says Savills, continuing an adjustment that saw prices fall by 2
Chart Attack: The secrets of a good property index
There are a lot of property statistics and indices to choose from, but are any of them actually reliable indicators of market performance? Director of Parthenia Research James Wyatt charts the ups and…
MPs accused of £175m second homes profit ‘scandal’
It's been claimed that a number of MPs could make "hundreds of thousands of pounds in profit" from the sale of their second homes.
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Pickles announces new measures to help leaseholders
The Government has announced new measures to ensure the buyers and owners of leasehold properties "get a fair deal" after a recent study raised concerns over poor levels of service.
Cluttons launches in Spain
Cluttons, which already operates in over 50 countries worldwide, has just launched a new office on the Costa Del Sol in Spain.