The Market
2% is the ‘new normal’ interest rate until 2020 – Cebr
The Centre for Economics and Business Research has pushed back its prediction for when the Bank of England will raise interest rates, to May or August next year.
Level Set: Mass penthouse development site goes up for sale in SW London
An intriguing resi development opportunity has just come up in leafy Chiswick, after planners green-lighted a scheme to add a single vertical extension across a range of 1930s buildings, essentially creating…
Criterion debuts ‘London’s most luxurious student digs’
A batch of newly-refurbished apartments in Mayfair have been launched as "London's ultimate student pads", with prices going all the way up to £21,000 per month.
Stamp duty hike was ‘probably inappropriate’ says Harrods boss
The MD of Harrods reckons George Osborne's stamp duty reforms were "probably inappropriate" and sent a "worrying signal" abroad.
Incredible live/work space of design pioneer asks £12m
The home and studio of global design hero Ross Lovegrove has just hit the market in Notting Hill.
UK house prices carry on up – but not in Chelsea
House prices increased by 0.5% last month, taking the annual rise to +4.2% according to the latest from the Land Registry.
In London, prices rose by 1.7% in August, taking annual price growth to +6.6%.
‘Noticeable loss in confidence’ in private housing sector – RIBA
There's been a "noticeable loss in confidence" in the private housing sector amongst architects, says the RIBA in its latest member survey.
‘Bottom up growth’ as Scotland’s prime markets tumble
A year on from Referendum day, Scotland's property market "is adjusting to fiscal changes, as comparative value stimulates buyer activity," says Savills.
Mapped: The resi towers transforming London’s skyline
"Incredibly and suddenly London’s skyline is coming of age", says JLL in a new survey of the resi structures due to change the face of the capital.
Southbank Account: Six charts on the Southbank’s rising prime market
London's Southbank is finally getting a residential market to match its cultural status, says Knight Frank, with prices outperforming most of prime central on the other side of the river and a blossoming…
Sales success for Londonewcastle in Queen’s Park
It sounds like Londonewcastle has judged its latest scheme in north west London to a tee.
Construction activity escalates in London (but what’s happened to the planning pipeline?)
The number of units under construction in central London has hit record levels, reports JLL. The current figure of 30,700 is up 8% on H2 2014 and 18% in the last year.