The Market
Tenants Behaving Badly: Renters fess up
We all knew there were a few bad eggs amongst the UK's 8.3 million tenants, but some new research has claimed to lift the lid on the worst offenders and the extent of their transgressions
Mixed messages as ‘some sort of transition’ hits the London market
London's property prices crept up by just 0.3% in July, taking annual growth down to +7.9% as "some sort of transition is underway" according to the latest from Knight Frank.
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Crime & Refurbishment: How to buy & develop a former police site
As the Met Police Service offloads swathes of prime real estate, Russell-Cooke's Paul Reed sizes up the resi development potential
Resi yields drop but investor activity accelerates – Cluttons
The pace of growth for residential investments slowed up in Q2, leaving capital values 15.9% up on the year.
Average house price grew half as quickly in Q2 (+3
50% of new applicants made an offer in July – D&G
There seem to be some pretty motivated househunters out there this Summer, with Douglas & Gordon reporting that nearly half of its new applicants actually made an offer on a property last month as they…
H1 auction revenues hit £2bn for first time in six years
It sounds like the resi auction market has been rocking over the last 12-18 months, with packed auction rooms and increasing numbers of lots selling far in excess of their guide price
Knightsbridge falls but “panic not, it is just an election”
Q2's London transactions at Strutt & Parker were 8% shy of the agency's quarterly average, but prices "continue to creep up" allowing total transaction value to rise.
£13,400 psf! Hong Kong house smashes global asking price record
A new development at the top of Hong Kong's exclusive Victoria Peak has just smashed the record for the world's highest asking price per square foot.
Tripadvisor for tenants launches in the US
A new tool that allows prospective renters to read apartment reviews by former tenants has just launched in the States.
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easyProperty launch date announced
It's been announced that the new online estate agency offering from Sir Stelios - easyProperty - is going to roll out in September
Surrey is “the strongest market outside the capital”
The South East is "ready for the ripple" announces Savills, with Surrey leading the house price charge
Why 2015 could make or break the UK’s property market
For homeowners - especially those in the South East and London - it has never been more important who wins the next general election, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...