The Market
To Buy Or Not To Buy? That is the election
What with 2015 coming up and all that, these experts have differing opinions on whether now is the time to buy a property in prime central London...
UK’s fastest-selling property hotspots revealed
Cambridge has been named by Rightmove as the 'fastest-selling hotspot' in the country.
Surrey set for a 7% price increase by next summer
Barton Wyatt is predicting a 7% price rise in Surrey by next summer as “the London ripple effect has finally kicked in”.
How tech workers are re-inventing London’s corporate rental market
London's corporate rental landscape is changing, says Savills, as the traditionally dominant financial and insurance sectors give way for techno-tenants.
‘At this stage, it is volumes that are falling, not values’ – D&G
There's been lot of talk about London cooling, says Douglas & Gordon's Chairman Michael Hodgson, but it's too early to tell if prices are actually falling.
In a Spin: A bumpy ride ahead for London’s market
The headlines have flipped from Property Bubble to London Cooling in the space of just a few weeks.
‘Concerning’: PCL transactions tumble by 25%
The volume of transactions is "concerning" says W.A.Ellis, as its year-on-year sales figures for prime central London plummet by 25%, and the number of house sales sits 45% down on June 2013's level.
Relationship Building: How LPAs and developers (should) work togethor
Fair society think tank The Smith Institute has been looking at the interplay between local planning authorities (LPAs) and property developers with the aim of finding out what can be done to boost housing…
London prices increased by 20.1% in the year to May – ONS
Average house prices across the UK increased by 10.5% in the year to May 2014, according to the latest ONS stats. That's up from an increase of 9.
New owner of £120m Hanover Lodge ‘revealed’
A Russian oligarch has been named by reports as the purchaser of one of London's most important private houses.
Rights to Light: Landscape improves for developers
Developers "should be less fearful of going to court" over rights to light - as long as they have acted in a reasonable and responsible way - concludes a panel of experts assembled by Mishcon de Reya to…
Strong start for Marcus Cooper and Oakmayne at Regents Gate
In typical fashion, Marcus Cooper's latest project has gotten off to what you'd call 'a flyer'.