The Market
Chelsea outsells Kensington to be crowned PCL’s most popular address
Chelsea has been named as London’s most popular prime resi address, outselling all other PCL areas over the last year.
Knight Frank bags ‘significant & important’ 33 Portland Place sale
One of London's most infamous addresses - 33 Portland Place - has come up for sale.
Rightmove launches House Price ‘Trendometer’
Everybody loves an interactive infographic - especially if it has a bar chart AND a line graph; everybody needs stuff appended with o-meter"; most people love tracking house prices: Rightmove's combined…
No change for house prices in June – Land Registry
Average property prices remained static in June, taking the annual change to +6.4%, according to the latest House Price Index from the Land Registry
South Ken basement developers rapped over traffic jams
Three separate basement digs in South Kensington have been threatened with shutdown by RBKC planners over traffic disruption.
London’s market stabilises as price growth slows – Marsh & Parsons
London's property market is returning to "steadier, healthier" place, says estate agency Marsh & Parsons, as price growth moderates, supply levels lift and the value gap between central and outer areas…
How much does a super-prime household spend in London every year?
An in-depth look at Westminster's prime resi market has estimated that the owners of properties worth more than £15m each spend around £4.5m in London annually, with those in the £5-£15m range dropping around £2.75m.
The market is still bullish; take a long term view – Bidwells
House prices accelerated faster in the last three months of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 than at any other period in almost a decade, according to the latest research from the South East/Eastern…
Infographic: The ‘Real Life’ UK Monopoly Board
We're not sure if Hasbro is ok with this or not, but an online agency has had a pop at reimagining the Monopoly board with UK towns instead of London streets, and current average property prices instead o…
Market Town Leader: What is it about St Albans?
Adjudged to be Mayfair's worthy replacement on a recent real life mock-up of the UK Monopoly board, well-to-do St Albans has once again been named as one of the country’s best-performing centres from …
World in London #4: Who’s Next?
In the fourth and final part of Savills' World in London 2014 report, Yolande Barnes asks which nationalities will be making an impact on London's property market in five years' time.
50% lift for Home Counties rental market
It's been a strong Q2 for the lettings market in the Home Counties as rents have risen for the second quarter in a row, but are still 3.8% down on the year