The Market
Resi developers named as London mayoral candidate donors
Some big-name resi firms have been named as major donors to London's mayoral candidates as they ramp up their respective campaigns.
Top end rallies but PCL transactions still well down on 2014 levels
Q2 transaction levels across prime central London were up 24% on Q1, notes Strutt & Parker, with a 40% increase recorded in the £2m+ range.
Tax deadline looms for non-doms and overseas owners
Time is running out for non-domiciled individuals and overseas owners to plan for April's changes, says Tom Gauterin and Tom Barber...
Buyers from ‘untapped’ mainland China to take over as London’s biggest investors
Harrods Estates has predicted that UHNWIs from mainland China will soon take over as the biggest group of investors in prime London.
Rare £10m ‘super-villa’ scheme comes up for sale in St John’s Wood
Something pretty extraordinary has just hit the open market in St John's Wood; a £10m period villa that comes complete with planning permission to double its size.
‘Summer boom’ for Mayfair lettings as viewings jump by a fifth
The number of viewings for rental properties in Mayfair has surged by 20% in the last three months, while the number of new prospective tenants has jumped by 25%, reports central London lettings agency E…
Transactions looking up as conveyancing hits post-recession peak
The average conveyancing firm enjoyed an 8% year-on-year increase in business during Q2, according to Search Acumen's Conveyancing Market Tracker.
New builds and the East drive house price growth
The pace of house price growth has eased up a touch, according to the latest from the Office for National Statistics.
UK house prices increased by 5.
Berkeley unveils ‘private enclave’ of new townhouses in SW London
Berkeley Homes has pulled back the curtain on a private enclave of Georgian-inspired new-builds in leafy Wimbledon.
What would the UK property market be like with Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister?
Trevor Abrahmsohn doesn't think the UK's residential market would fare particularly well under a Corbyn-led government...
The IT Crowd: Young tech millionaires splash out on London’s super-prime homes
Youthful tech and IT millionaires are fast becoming some of the key players on London's super-prime scene.
At-A-Glance: Redrawing London’s super-prime map
It looks like super-prime buyers are starting to venture outside London's "golden postcodes" in search of value and product.