The Market
The London Exodus: 50% more Londoners cash in on price chasm
The number of Londoners leaving the big smoke to set up home leapt by 50% in 2014, says Hamptons, as buyers look to cash-in on the price gap that's become more of a chasm.
Average house prices in Southwark have risen by over 27% in the past year
Annual house price growth dropped to 7.1% in November after a 0.1% drop in October, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
London's managed +17.
FORECASTS 2015: A review of property market predictions
There's a pretty broad spread of forecasts amongst the top 15 prime property research units that have thrown in their numbers so far.
PrimeResi Property Price Forecasts 2015
Prime central London: +1%
The Harrods Effect: Is a shop the heart of Knightsbridge?
Harrods Estates has made play to position itself at the centre of the HNW London, using Dataloft to map some "huge jumps in property value the closer a resident lives to the store" and setting out a…
Earl of Cardigan’s 100-room mansion ‘sold for £12m’
One of Wiltshire's finest stately homes, the sprawling Tottenham House near Marlborough, has reportedly been sold for nearly £12m.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat named ‘world’s most exclusive residential address’
Glitzy international agency Engel & Völkers has been looking into the biggest deals of the year and reckons it's come up with a rundown of the most exclusive addresses on the planet right now.
FORECAST: Council Tax is next in line for review – RICS
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors thinks that house prices across the UK will rise by 3% in 2015, but that there'll be no change in London.
Compare all the prime property forecasts for 2015 here
London’s property price expectations ‘moderate sharply’ in December
Londoner's exceptions for house price growth "moderated sharply" in December, notes Knight Frank in its latest Sentiment Survey.
22.
Wave of £100m+ enquiries hits London as super-rich flee Moscow
A Mayfair agent has reported receiving six separate £100m+ enquiries in the last few days from buyers looking to "get their money out of Moscow".
London house prices to rise by 31% over the next five years – CBRE
After peaking this year, the UK's resi market is entering a "sustainable growth phase", according to CBRE, as the firm announces its forecasts for 2015 and beyond.
Required Reading: Right to rent and the prime lettings industry
Landlords at the top end are likely to start placing more reliance on their agents for guidance on immigration checks, following the introduction of a controversial pilot scheme earlier this month.
A third of properties on the market are now reduced – Zoopla
One in three properties currently listed on Zoopla have been reduced to some degree, says the portal, with discounts adding up to a grand total of £3.