The Market
Withdrawals and price reductions on the rise as London cools
Not only is the number of properties being withdrawn from sale increasing (12.
Race to raise £7m to buy ‘England’s grandest country house’
Heritage charity SAVE is in a race to raise £7m to buy one of Britain's biggest stately homes, the 365-room Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, as the current owners have called it a day on their "labour…
Feverish Pitch: The Doer Upper’s sales agency ‘beauty’ parade
Five estate agencies are vying for the affections (sales commission) of our resident doer upper, as he sets about putting his Kensington project on the market. But which to choose?
Four years of price rises end as PCL plateaus
That 0% prediction is coming to pass early, as Knight Frank reports no change in prime central London prices during October.
Carrington: It could be a long winter for the resi sales market
Currently, none of the main political parties have a coherent strategy, and this uncertainty is not helping the market at all, says Lonres Chairman William Carrington...
Resi development land values moderate as developers become ‘more selective’
The rate of growth in residential development land values is easing up, says Knight Frank, dropping from +5.6% in Q2 to +3.7% in Q3.
Development land prices rose by a paltry 0.
‘Encouragingly strong’ Phase 3 sales at Battersea Power Station (and one very famous buyer)
It's been an 'encouragingly strong' week of sales down at Battersea Power Station, after another swathe of apartments were made available to pre-registered and existing buyers in London.
Demand from overseas buyers plummets across prime central London
The latest Lonres Survey of Agents - essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest in prime property - has confirmed the slowdown in central London's resi sales market since the beginning…
Chelsea Vs Pimlico: Half the price or double the value?
Despite counting Westminster Abbey and Tate Britain amongst its local amenities, Pimlico remains very much in the shadow of its more fashionable neighbours.
£11,400-a-minute: How commuting time affects house prices
An extra minute on a commute knocks £11,400 off the value of a property, according to (more) research from CBRE.
Cash In The Attic: Converting this unmod roof space in South Ken ‘could add another £1.55m’
Billed as a 'Grand Designs-style opportunity', an unusual instruction has just hit the market in South Kensington complete with one of the most sought-after features in London...a massive attic.
Behind the Stats: What’s really happening in the PCL market?
"The furore about a possible house price bubble over recent months ...