The Market
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.
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.
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.
Barbican Summer: Developer revamps Grade II listed Brutalist landmark
The covers have come off a new scheme to redevelop a famous Brutalist landmark in the City.
Redrow debuts ‘ultra-prime’ £100m Connaught Place scheme with £20m duplex
Housebuilder delivers boutique redevelopment of two Grade II listed townhouses on the north side of Hyde Park
‘Last Time Buyers’ own 18% of Britain’s total housing value
There are 3.3 million "last time buyer" households in the Great Britain, owning homes with a combined value of £820bn.
Choosing Wisely: How to invest in central London property
What makes for a solid investment in the capital?
Single day auction record smashed as £90m goes under the hammer
Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m.
This Bayswater townhouse sold prior on a guide price of £6m
Henley tees up £53m hostel-to-resi project in South Ken
Private equity outfit Henley Investments is about to embark on a 23,000 foot resi scheme, after acquiring three adjacent period buildings near High Street Kensington.
Latest Land Registry data shows extent of transaction tumble
The April stats from the Land Registry have shown a monthly uptick of 0.9% in average house prices across England & Wales, with annual price movement now standing at +5.1%.
Haute Couture: Centre Point gets a monochrome makeover
The developer behind the transformation of Centre Point has upped the ante in construction chic, eschewing the traditional tarp n’ ads for a 117 metre wrap by fashion designers Eley Kishimoto.