The Market
How currency movements make the world’s luxury property markets go round
An 'attractive' exchange rate is often cited as a key motivator by international buyers, but exactly how much impact do these currency movements have on the world's prime residential property markets?
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Tiny Dancer: Mini-bar micro-flat hits the market in Mayfair
"Party pads" tend to be chunky affairs with ballrooms and big kitchens, not 323 sq ft studio flats on the fourth floor
From -2% to +12%: Where are this year’s best and worst performing towns?
The average British home increased in value by 6.5% (£90 a day) over the first half of 2014, according to Zoopla, but that number hides some hefty regional differences that range from a 2.1
Infographic: How long does it take to secure a buyer in London?
Following on from this report on where the UK's fastest-selling property hotspots are, Rightmove has made the London data into a snazzy infographic
Property industry ‘right to be worried’ about short let proposals
In a couple of months, the Government will consider plans to withdraw the need to apply for planning permission currently required to let out a residential property for a period of less than ninety days
Ale House Stock: When public houses become private mansions
The £27m sale of the Black Lion pub in Kensington has once again turned the spotlight onto change of use, but converting a pub into prime resi is no easy task, says Rachel Lee...
Asking prices fall for first time this year but ‘2014 is still the year to buy’
"The frenetic activity seen in some areas during the first half of the year is cooling," says Rightmove as July delivers a "not unexpected" 0.8% drop in asking prices.
Capital growth drives PRS returns
Average total returns from the Private Rented Sector have nudged up from 11.3% in Q4 last year to 12
Students rule the PCL rental market – LCP
Independently wealthy foreign students have changed the rental market in prime central London, says London Central Portfolio in its annual lettings audit, as monied students have taken up the slack that …
12 policy amendments that could ‘realise the power of heritage’
The Heritage Alliance has called for a series of specific policy measures to "realise the power of heritage" in its 2014/15 Manifesto
Grouse moors fly ahead of other sporting property assets
Timing nicely with this weekend's CLA Game Fair, Knight Frank tells us that the value of huntin' shootin' fishin' sporting property has risen by 32% over the last ten years, despite a "ripper of a recession…
Staying Cool: House price expectations moderate for third month
Knight Frank's sentiment survey has recorded that households think that house prices are still rising for the 18th month in a row, although the perception is that prices growth is slowing down.
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