The Market
Rising interest rates and a slowing global economy top property market risk list
Rising interest rates are the biggest threat to property price performance in the UK, says Knight Frank, as it charts the biggest risk factors to the market.
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...
Finchatton’s Lansbury penthouse hits the rental market
The marquee apartment in Finchatton's recent super-prime scheme next to Harrods has just come up for rent.
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.
One57 apartment asks $150k a month
An apartment in New York's super-prime One57 development has hit the market for a colossal $150,000 per month.
Vendors offer stingiest August price discount since 2007
The average asking price of property coming to market slipped by a mere 0.8% over the last month, according to Rightmove, the strongest August performance since 2007.
Bloomsbury Setting: RUF debuts project on street that inspired Peter Pan
Developer RUF Properties has launched its latest project in Bloomsbury, the reimagining of a house said to have inspired Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie.
Stumbling Blocks: The brick ‘famine’ stifling London’s housing market
A massive shortfall of bricks is threatening to become the biggest stumbling block for resi developers across the capital, according to new claims that some firms are already turning down opportunities…
Prime Property of the Week: Mews Company
Lyall Street, Belgravia
£22.5m
If it's frontage and flexibility you're after, this unique proposition in the stucco heartland of SW1X should do the trick.
Opportunities & Pitfalls: How macro machinations are affecting EMEA’s luxury property market
The ultra-wealthy's appetite for luxury properties in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is growing, says Sotheby's International Real Estate and Wealth-X, after the pair's UHNW Residential Real Estate…
EMEA’s Future-Prime Hotspots: Madrid, Dubai and Cape Town
With the per square foot price of property in London standing at between three and nine times as much as that of Madrid, Dubai and Cape Town, these three cities all present strong and improving value…
Giant Mortlake brewery site hits the market
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just hit the market.