The Market
Why the UK property industry needs to rethink its definition of ‘Prime Resi’
In 2015, 'Prime Residential' should mean high quality homes in sought after addresses across the UK, not just in Central London, says house building boss Bob Weston...
Notorious Marylebone mansion sold for ‘knockdown’ £25m
One of the most infamous properties in London just got more so, after reportedly being snapped up by a wealthy smut peddler.
Prime central London ‘has begun to absorb stamp duty changes’ – Knight Frank
Five years of political dilly-dallying over high-value property taxation has meant that there's been a "composed reaction" to the Autumn Statement's SDLT reform, notes Knight Frank, as prices in central…
The London Exodus: 50% more Londoners cash in on price chasm
The number of Londoners leaving the big smoke to set up home leapt by 50% in 2014, says Hamptons, as buyers look to cash-in on the price gap that's become more of a chasm.
Average house prices in Southwark have risen by over 27% in the past year
Annual house price growth dropped to 7.1% in November after a 0.1% drop in October, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
London's managed +17.
FORECASTS 2015: A review of property market predictions
There's a pretty broad spread of forecasts amongst the top 15 prime property research units that have thrown in their numbers so far.
PrimeResi Property Price Forecasts 2015
Prime central London: +1%
The Harrods Effect: Is a shop the heart of Knightsbridge?
Harrods Estates has made play to position itself at the centre of the HNW London, using Dataloft to map some "huge jumps in property value the closer a resident lives to the store" and setting out a…
Earl of Cardigan’s 100-room mansion ‘sold for £12m’
One of Wiltshire's finest stately homes, the sprawling Tottenham House near Marlborough, has reportedly been sold for nearly £12m.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat named ‘world’s most exclusive residential address’
Glitzy international agency Engel & Völkers has been looking into the biggest deals of the year and reckons it's come up with a rundown of the most exclusive addresses on the planet right now.
FORECAST: Council Tax is next in line for review – RICS
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors thinks that house prices across the UK will rise by 3% in 2015, but that there'll be no change in London.
Compare all the prime property forecasts for 2015 here
London’s property price expectations ‘moderate sharply’ in December
Londoner's exceptions for house price growth "moderated sharply" in December, notes Knight Frank in its latest Sentiment Survey.
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Required Reading: Right to rent and the prime lettings industry
Landlords at the top end are likely to start placing more reliance on their agents for guidance on immigration checks, following the introduction of a controversial pilot scheme earlier this month.