The Market
Mind The Expectation Gap: PCL transactions to rise but prices ‘unlikely to spike’
The election result will boost transaction levels across prime London, but prices are unlikely to spike any time soon, according to Knight Frank's first major post-election review.
At-A-Glance: How the prime London market has performed since 2010
Nice n' clear, these new visuals from Knight Frank show how the key areas of PCL have stacked up - and which price brackets have outperformed - since the last general election in 2010.
Agencies upgrade prime central London price predictions
Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker have both upgraded their predictions for PCL prices in the wake of the General Election.
Great Portland’s Rathbone Place scheme hits £223m in sales
Great Portland Estates has reported shifting over £223m worth of units at its Rathbone Square scheme in W1.
Hamptons wraps up prime roadshow in Dubai
Hamptons International is on the last leg of a tri-city tour, showcasing 96 choice cuts from its premium sales register.
Buyers Beware: Why this market may end up in a stalemate
We've all heard the reports of agents being rushed off their feet since the Election, but the market faces a real risk of stagnation if vendors become unrealistic over pricing, says Frank Speir...
LBTT drives record number of Scottish £1m+ sales
March saw the highest number of £1m+ sales ever recorded in a single month in Scotland, according to new research into the impact of the introduction of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax.
How Does Your Garden Grow: Putting a price on outside space
The start of the Chelsea Flower Show tomorrow has prompted some timely workings on the value of outside space from Marsh & Parsons.
Buyer offers £110m for Picasso’s Cannes mansion
One of the most famous villas in all of France could be about to hit the market, and it sounds like there's already been some private interest to the tune of £110m.
US buyers £33k worse off than last week as sterling soars
Foreign buyers have seen the cost of buying a property in the UK rocket over the last week, after a Tory election win sent the value of the pound skywards.
Asking prices fall in May for the first time in five years
Rightmove recorded an unseasonal but not unpredictable fall in asking prices before the election.
Qataris behind £40m Mount Street mega-deal?
It sounds like a chunky deal may have just gone through on Mayfair's Mount Street.