The Market
Pre-election nerves were ‘more dire than the Credit Crunch’ for prime central London property
Average prices in prime central London have dropped by 8% since Q4 2014, while transaction levels collapsed by 22.
Meier on Rothschild Tower joins high-rise elite after hitting £165m in sales
The super-luxe Meier on Rothschild Tower in Tel Aviv has officially joined the world's high-rise apartment scheme elite after racking up a whopping £165m in sales.
Unjustified Euphoria: The reality of this post-election market
Gushing euphoria and breathless commentary by the prime property industry celebrating last week's Conservative victory was a touch overblown, if not foolish, says Charlie Ellingworth.
What Jitters? £24m mansion sells in Notting Hill just before the Election
Turns out there were some serious buyers around last month after all. One of the biggest deals to ever go down in W11 completed just a few weeks before the General Election, PrimeResi has learned.
Speed Dealing: How to transact in the tightest of time frames
With the pre-election stand-off morphing into a post-election face-off, those buyers who are able to move quickly will typically be the ones snaffling up all the best instructions.
Mansion Mayhem: Six of the best post-election instructions
It could have been a very different story, but Friday's unexpected result already appears to have triggered a flurry of trophy-level instructions across the country.
Holland Park house ‘earns £130 an hour’ since 2007
If this stonker in Holland Park goes for anything near its £13m asking price, someone's worked out it will have "earned" its owner around £130 an hour since it last sold back in 2007.
Not a new housing minister: Brandon Lewis keeps housing role
UPDATE: It turns out that Mark Francois' appointment to Housing Mininster was all just a bit of mix-up. Francois' name was mistakenly put up on the DCLG website...
Sole Agent: Flat above a fish and chip shop asks £5m
What could have been one of the punchiest asking prices of recent times has actually turned out to be a pretty good deal, considering the restaurant in question is actually Scott's of Mayfair...
Block, Stock & Quarrel: What happens when tenants fall out?
It is not uncommon for apartment blocks to be owned by the tenants living there, but what happens when they fundamentally disagree on how the building is being run?
Flight Moves: A buyer’s natural progression from London to the country
Sam McArdle & Claire Owen of The Buying Solution narrate a well-worn path followed by generations of Londoners; from a Royal Borough party pad to a Home Counties idyll...
Government should charge for an enhanced planning services – BPF
The British Property Federation thinks that planners should follow the lead of Historic England, and introduce a charging system for enhanced planning services.