The Market
PCL rental growth hits three year high, but caution is ‘the dominant mood’
"The dominant mood in the prime central London lettings market in February was one of caution," says Knight Frank, despite rental price growth hitting a three-year high in February.
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UK property market ‘has become a safe haven for corrupt capital’
A total of 36,342 properties in London are held by hidden companies registered in offshore havens, according to a major new study by an anti-corruption agency
MPs go head to head in ‘Politics of Property’ debate
Lib Dem, Tory and Labour MPs were busy slugging it out at Mayfair's Curzon Cinema this morning in a big-name "Politics of Property" debate.
Couture Thing: Mayfair mansion designed for Gianni Versace asks £15m
A Grade II listed Charles Street mansion developed with the late fashion designer Gianni Versace in mind has just hit the market with a £15m price tag.
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Here Be Mansions: The top 25 locations for £2m homes
It's no surprise that prime central London is home to the majority of £2m+ residences - RBKC and Westminster account for 46% of the England and Wales total, says Knight Frank - but what about those ho…
Capco rides high as portfolio soars in value
Capital and Counties saw the value of its vast property portfolio increase by 22% in 2014, from £2.3bn in 2013 to a massive £3bn.
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London’s £2m+ transactions fall off a cliff
The latest figures from the Land Registry have shown there was a significant year-on-year fall in the number of properties sold for over £1m during November, in London in particular. W
‘An amazing year’ for Scotland, but the Better Together property boom ‘has not happened’
The expected house post-No-vote house price boom failed to materialise in Scotland, as a relentless series of policy tinkering and economic shifts ladled uncertainty on the market, said Strutt & Parker's …
Mortgage lending drops in London
Lending in London tailed off in 2014's Q4 says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as the levels of both house purchase and remortgage lending fell both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.
Record profits for Countrywide but ‘sluggish’ market on the cards for 2015
Countrywide, officially the UK's biggest estate agency and owner of brands like Hamptons International and John D Wood, has turned in a record set of results but warned of "sluggishness in market trends" …
New Australian clampdown ‘sign of international backlash against wealthy Chinese property investors’
The Australian government has unveiled new proposals to curb foreign investment pouring into its real estate market.
Scotland ‘will outperform the rest of the UK this year’ – Savills
Scotland's mainstream property market is in line for a much better year ahead than it's southern counterpart, claims Savills.
The agency is forecasting a +3