The Market
Conveyancing transactions dropped 16% in Q1
The number of conveyancing transactions fell by 16% in the first three months of this year, with the average number of transactions per firm dropping by 14%, according to the latest Conveyancing Market…
£42m Hong Kong flat sets new price record for Asia
A duplex unit in Frank Gehry's twisted-up Opus Hong Kong has just broken the record for the most expensive flat ever sold in Asia.
Significant price growth ‘unlikely’ in the prime country house market
The long-term outlook for the prime country market is definitely positive, says Knight Frank, but the election result "is unlikely to lead to significant price growth."
HS2 Residents’ Commissioner makes first recommendations
The HS2 Residents’ Commissioner, Deborah Fazan, has published the first in a series of regular progress reports, outlining a few suggestions that might help HS2 Ltd get on better with property owners…
INTERVIEW: Super-prime lettings man Mark Tunstall on taking the leap from Savills
Former boss of Savills' Super-Prime Lettings Department
Prime Property of the Week: Pump Up The Volume
Great Portland Street, London
£11m
Combining soaring raw space and a righteous location, this is surely one of the most exciting renovation projects to come up in prime central London this year.
Fyfe Mcdade expands south of the river
Hip estate agency Fyfe Mcdade has opened up a new branch in Waterloo, marking the firm's first foray south of the river.
Poor block management and conveyancing delaying deals
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based buying agency Sourcing Property has noted a marked rise in the time it's been taking to get transactions over the line.
MD Jo Eccles
Travel Agents: Chestertons announces Avios rewards tie-up
In what's being billed as an industry first, Chestertons is offering clients travel rewards on its sales, lettings and management services.
No post-election price bounce for prime central London
“The notion of a sudden return to double-digit annual growth or any sense of ‘business as usual’ is unfounded,” says Knight Frank's Tom Bill as the firm records the lowest annual growth in PCL…
Prime New York prices dip as sales surge
The average sale price for a Manhattan apartment dropped a touch in April, says CityRealty, although the number of deals increased quite significantly.
A Note of Caution on post-election prime central London
Interest in luxury homes may have blossomed in the days after 8th May, but it will take time before the uptick translates into meaningful transaction levels, warns Richard Barber of W.A.Ellis.