The Market
£15m Scottish estate to go under the hammer at £3m
Despite being described as "one of the finest houses to be built in Scotland this century", this 547 acre Highlands estate is due to be auctioned off in September at a knockdown price.
1143 sales worth £1.9 billion: A decade in the Scottish prime resi market
A ten-year retrospective of the Scottish housing market has revealed 1,143 £1m+ property sales since 2005, "giving a total market value of over £1.9 billion".The
High Street Ken block with 100+ flats sold to private buyer
A private buyer has reportedly just snapped up a key chunk of High Street Kensington
Flurry of £20m+ trophy homes puts Westminster on the super-prime map
The venerable area of Westminster looks to be firmly establishing itself on the super-prime stage; we hear an unprecedented number of £20m+ trophy homes are currently hitting the market...
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Relativity from the Real World: On leasehold vs freehold valuations
With the Upper Tribunal due to hear conjoined cases on relativity at the end of November, James Wyatt investigates important research into the relationship between freehold and leasehold values, which…
Mayfair now a ‘resort-village’ for super-rich 20-somethings
Mayfair has shaken off its fuddy-duddy image and morphed into a "resort-village" for moneyed 20 and 30-somethings, according to new research into the area's changing face.
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New Barts Square release for the Far East
After shifting 70% of the available units at Barts Square since last autumn’s launch, developer Helical Bar is heading back to Hong Kong and Singapore with a brand new batch of options for Far Eastern bu…
TWCL to launch ‘flagship’ scheme in Battersea
Taylor Wimpey's central London arm is gearing up to launch its biggest development to date tomorrow
House prices to rise by 18% over next five years as ‘market stability returns’ – Cluttons
House prices are all set to rise by 18% over the next five years, while rents are likely to increase by 19
Top Of The Open Market: Knightsbridge apartment asks £75m
Apartment C.08.1 in Candy & Candy's One Hyde Park development has come up for sale again with a £75m price tag, thereby claiming the title of 'most expensive property on the open market'.
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Understanding The Ultra-Rich: How London’s 140 billionaires like to live
New research has given us more than a glimpse into the extraordinary world of Europe's elusive billionaires, including the real estate that really makes them tick.
Billionaires forced to improvise as London runs out of private palaces
It seems another, very different, housing crisis is going on right at the top of the market. And by right at the top, we mean above ultra-prime.
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