The Market
Prime country house price growth overtakes central London, but £5m+ values tumble
Prime country house prices increased by 0.9% between January and March, says Knight Frank, taking the rate of annual price growth down from December's +3.4% to a more modest +2.
Harrods Estates continues PCL expansion with new Kensington office
Harrods Estates will be throwing open the doors to its new Kensington base at the end of the month.
All Change In Nappy Valley: Where is the next Northcote Road?
The prime south west London market couldn't look more different than it did a year ago, says buying agent Sara Ransom...
Crib Sheet: Scotland’s new Land and Buildings Transactions Tax
On the 21st of January 2015 the Deputy First Minister confirmed to the Scottish Parliament that the tax rates on residential property had been reviewed and revised.
Aston Chase strengthens lettings team
Regent's Park-based independent Aston Chase has boosted its lettings offering by hiring Marie Beirne from TK International.
A two-speed recovery: Global housing markets since the Great Recession
The world's property markets have aligned themselves into two fairly distinct groups since the Great Recession, says the latest global housing update from the International Monetary Fund:
Prime global rental growth hits five-year low
There's been "a notable slowdown" in top-end rents around the world over the last quarter, says Knight Frank, as the agency's Prime Global Rental Index records its weakest annual growth rate since 2009.
Vote Building: How is the election affecting London’s residential development market?
Central London's property market "is still busy below £1m but has quietened between £1.
RBKC names new planning chief
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has appointed a new Executive Director for Planning and Borough Development to replace the outgoing Jonathan Bore.
Period Passivhaus: Grosvenor retrofits create London’s greenest period rental properties
Following up on its BREEAM Outstanding-rated retrofit in Belgravia, Grosvenor is bringing home even more from the sustainability front, retrofitting three rental properties in Mayfair and Belgravia…
97% more Londoners look to buy in Edinburgh
Property prices in Edinburgh rose by 1.2% between January and March 2015, to take annual growth to +4.1%, as buyers look to complete deals ahead of tomorrow's (1st April) tax changes, says Knight Frank.
Mayfair set to breach £6,000 psf this year as Indian investors drive the market up
NW8-based boutique agency Rescorp Residential has netted a £5,000 psf sale on South Audley Street W1, and predicts that Mayfair prices will breach £6,000 psf by the end of the year as Indian investors move…