The Market
‘Wonderfully fruitful’ Q3 in the West End – CBRE
CBRE has reported a "wonderfully fruitful" quarter in the West End, with a 78% rise in sales activity compared with Q2. Sales so far this year are now up 41% on the same period last year.
Global house prices ‘step up a gear’ as all eyes turn to the Fed
Knight Frank's Global House Price Index increased by 2.7% in the year to September 2015, as five of the 55 tracked countries posted double-digit growth and the pace of China's decline slowed.
Family home prices are rising seven times faster than the national average
Price growth in family homes is more than seven times the national average in key regional centres, says Jackson-Stops & Staff, after looking at property prices in England’s traditional county towns.
Transatlantic value gap tempts wealthy London buyers over to New York
Pitting the UK capital's luxury property market against its closest competitor on the world stage has revealed some fascinating findings for Beauchamp Estates and its new US partner Leslie J Garfield,…
Dubai developer tempts Chinese buyers with ‘fully-paid vacation offer’
Two of the world's top mega-developers have come up with a novel idea for getting Chinese buyers to dip a toe in the Dubai property market.
Stamp duty rollback offered on Maida Vale scheme
A developer in Maida Vale has launched a new scheme with an interesting pre-Christmas perk.
Supercar Prime: Aston Martin car club raises the bar for London’s new resi developments
As Capco announces plans to furnish its forthcoming Lillie Square scheme with the world's first Aston Martin residents' car club, Knight Frank's Mark Wilkinson takes a look at the new level of amenities being…
Beauchamp agrees ultra-prime tie-up with Israeli agency
Curzon Street-based Beauchamp Estates has signed a deal with one of Israel's top property agencies.
The average London property price tops £500k – Land Registry
Prices across the country nudged up by 0.4% in the last month, while London values increased by 1.
Landmark Bristol mansion goes for record sum
Local businessman stumped up over £2m
Westminster names new planning chief
Westminster has announced a new Executive Director of Growth, Planning and Housing.
Ed Watson, who's been in local government for a good 25 years, will take on the role from January.
Singaporean developer bags mighty Mortlake brewery site for £158m
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just been snapped up for a cool £158m.