The Market
Jeremy Corbyn’s principles on property
Jeremy Corbyn's has called in Westminster veteran Jon Trickett MP as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (CLG), and returns John Healey MP to his old position as Shadow…
House price growth dips as the East of England charges – ONS
House prices across the increased by 5.2% in the year to July 2015, according to the latest ONS statistics, down from 5.7% in the year to June 2015.
Oakmayne unveils new Fitzrovia scheme
Oakmayne Bespoke has pulled the curtains back on its latest project, an eight-unit office-to-resi conversion in artsy Fitzrovia.
Top Shoppers: The big spenders linking London’s luxury retail and resi markets
New research has looked into the correlation between luxury retail and property sales in London, and it turns out they're pretty closely linked.
Chinese super-rich investor visas plummet 91%
As the financial ferment continues in China, it looks like the number of super-rich Chinese investors bringing their cash into the UK has fallen off a cliff.
Prime outer London slows as buyers stay cautious
Price growth in the outer prime areas of the capital fell to 3% in August as a number of macro factors put the willies up potential purchasers.
Six million square feet of UK office space ‘lost’ to resi in 2014
Developers converted over six million square feet of UK office space into residential accommodation during 2014 alone (creating about 7,000 new homes), according to a new investigation by the British…
Mapped: The new £1m+ areas of London
The list of £1m+ neighbourhoods in the capital just got longer.
Knight Frank has mapped the markets where at least 20% of sales have been above £1m in at least one quarter since the start of 2014.
One Hyde Park vendor offers £9m stamp duty sweetener
The owner of the most expensive flat on the open market, Apartment C.08.1 in One Hyde Park, has offered to cover the mammoth £9m stamp duty bill staring down potential buyers.
As a cooling measure, stamp duty reform has succeeded – Knight Frank
"As a cooling measure, December’s stamp duty rise for high-value property has succeeded", says Knight Frank in its latest prime London round-up.
Year of the Dragon: Hong Kong developer bags green light for £8.4bn Greenwich scheme
Hong Kong mega-developer Knight Dragon has been given the go ahead for its ambitious Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, delivering 15,720 new homes and a whole new district twice the size of Soho.
RICS doubles house price growth forecast for this year
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has amended its forecasts for this year to reflect higher price growth and lower transaction levels.