The Market
Wolf Curbs: Why ‘bonus season’ has disappeared from prime central London
Fundamental changes in the financial sector have put pay to the pick-up in activity traditionally seen during the first two months of the year from bankers, notes Knight Frank...
AccorHotels acquires luxury serviced home firm onefinestay for £117m
International hotel operator AccorHotels has bought onefinestay - a high-end and fully-serviced London-based version of Airbnb - for £117m, with big plans to roll out the rental business in more locations…
Goldsmith v Khan: London’s leading mayoral candidates’ housing policies head-to-head
With one month to go until polling day, there's still clear water between the leading pair of candidates – Conservative Zac Goldsmith and Labour's Sadiq Khan – and the rest of the Mayoral hopeful pack…
Urban land values outperform in multi-speed market
The UK is seeing a highly regionalised housing market reflected in a multi-speed development land market, with urban brownfield sites powering ahead of greenfield and PCL.
Manhattan’s average apartment price tops $2m
Manhattan's sales market is continuing its upward spiral, with the average sale price of an apartment here breaching the $2m mark for the first time.
Prefabulous: Britain’s most expensive Huf Haus hits the market
There's only around 200 examples of the Huf Haus across the UK, and someone's managed to combine exacting German engineering with a prize position in St George's Hill to create what's believed to be…
Strutt & Parker to open up in South Ken as expansion continues
Strutt & Parker has decided to open up a branch in swanky South Kensington.
What are political parties promising on housing in Scotland?
Scotland goes to the polling stations on the 5th May for its Parliamentary Election, and no electioneering would be complete without heated wrangles over housing and the property market.
Knight Frank reissues resi forecasts; splits PCL into East and West
Knight Frank has taken another look at its predictions (the last review was in November), adding in a few "new challenges" now faced by the UK market.
Cogress raises £8m in 22 days
Alternative investment outfit Cogress has raised £8m in a mere 22 days after completing a £3.9m investment for a mixed-use scheme in north London.
U+I wins Albert Embankment development gig
Selected by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
Holland Park mansion goes for over £53m
A glorious period villa in Holland Park has been tucked away at a whopping £53,489,500.