The Market
Global HNWIs gear up to boost their real estate investments
Nine out of ten global high net worth individuals are planning on either increasing or maintaining their directly-owned real estate holdings, according to a major new poll of wealth managers and private…
‘Political certainty’ drives asking prices to a new high
"The unexpected political certainty has helped to fuel a post-election price surge," says Rightmove, as average asking prices on the portal have jumped by nearly 3% in a month.
City sabre-rattling ‘unlikely to dent East London’s property market’
With HSBC dropping bombshell plans to cut 8,000 jobs in the UK and mulling over whether to even keep its global HQ in London, these are worrying times for City workers.
Why are buyers falling out of love with houses in prime central London?
Why have we fallen out of love with houses in prime central London, asks Carter Jonas.
Plans go in for Belgrave Square mega-mansion
London could be about to get a new superhome in the shape of a Grade I listed behemoth on ultra-exclusive Belgrave Square.
London Square causes a stir in SW London
Developer London Square called in gin aficionados Sipsmiths to add some spirit to the launch of a batch of high-end apartments in SW London this week.
Square Deals: Average price for a home on a London garden square tops £2m
The average price of a home on one of central London’s garden squares now costs above £2m, and commands a 25% price premium over a similar home in the surrounding area, says Hamptons International…
Summer rental season kicks off as overseas students beat the autumn rush
There are signs that summer is just around the corner, and we’re not just referring to the onset of hay fever, says Jonathan Adams of PCL agency Napier Watt...
‘Two-Speed Europe’ emerges as global house prices nudge up
Residential property prices around the world nudged up by 0.3% in the 12 months to the end of March 2015, according to Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index.
Stock levels hit lowest point since records began – RICS
The widely-predicted flurry of post-election instructions turned out to be a pretty damp sqib in reality, according to the latest RICS survey.
New SW London office for Hamptons
Estate agency giant Hamptons International has decided to open up a new shop front in leafy south west London.
The new Earlsfield & Southfields offering will debut in June;
Paradise Found: Caribbean markets on the up as government incentives tempt wealthy buyers
Government incentive programmes and an influx of wealthy new buyers are fuelling interest in the Caribbean as a prime resi resort destination, according to new analysis by UHNW insight-mongers Wealth-X.