The Market
London moving loans drop but remortgages on the rise
The number of remortgages in Greater London tipped up by 10%, with the total value rising by 13%, in Q1;
Resi success for Helical Bar as buyers snap up £87m worth of Barts Square flats
Helical Bar has reported selling 64 out of the 92 units released so far at Barts Square, the biggest resi development in the City of London since The Barbican.
Historic townhouse sets new price record in Greenwich
A Grade II listed William and Mary house dating back to 1645 has just broken some price records in historic Greenwich, by going for a hefty £3.5m.
Selling Up: Number of properties for sale reaches highest level since 2010
The number of properties hitting the open market in the UK has risen by 5% year-on-year, with higher-value homes seeing the most significant increases;
Exchanges down and fall-throughs up but plenty of new applicants and stock for Chestertons
Chestertons has reported a 20% drop in the number of exchanges it put through in Q1, along with an 11% rise in the number of fall-throughs, compared with Q4 2014.
Boom or Bust? The future of the property market (event)
The Economics Research Council has enlisted a particularly strong line-up for its third annual "Boom or Bust" discussion on the future of the UK's housing market, which takes place on 16th June at the…
A League Of Their Own: London’s 25 ‘ultra-prime’ residential developments
Forget super-prime; new analysis claims to have identified the 25 residential developments in London deserving of the title "ultra-prime".
Election mainly affected uncommitted buyers looking for excuses – D&G
Despite all that political uncertainty, Douglas & Gordon's latest figures have shown a rise in the number of offers received in April...
Salcombe Sails Ahead: UK’s most expensive seaside town posts 69% growth over ten years
Salcombe has topped a rundown of the UK's dearest seaside towns for the second year on the bounce.
Hi-Spec Rise: London’s ‘bling-ed up’ ex-council flats
On the back of that two bed on Fulham Road coming on for £1.
Two senior lettings hires for Sotheby’s Realty
Sotheby’s International Realty UK has brought in a two new senior people to its Mayfair and Country lettings offices.
Post-election house price bounce – if any – ‘largely confined to the capital’
Householders across the UK believe that property prices went up in May, with Londoners the most bullish about house price performance in the immediate aftermath of the general election, says Knight Frank.