The Market
Hollande rent caps blamed for construction ‘meltdown’ in France
Francois Hollande's government is again under fire for meddling in the housing market, after figures released yesterday revealed that the French construction market is at its lowest ebb for 15 years.
Regional property price confidence overtakes London
Londoners - seemingly for the first time in living memory - are not the most bullish about house prices, reports Zoopla, as confidence that prices will rise over the next six months in the capital slips…
Boultbee bags £9.8m site in Marylebone
Steve Boultbee-Brooks' new venture, Boultbee LDN, has snapped up a rare development site in Marylebone.
Coast Wanted: UK’s average waterfront premium hits 60%
New research has shown just how much buyers are prepared to shell out for that sea view.
Party Barns & Jacuzzis: 2014’s most (and least) wanted features
Forget basements, bifolds and egg-shaped baths, it's all about party barns, cabanas and plunge pools for 2014's buyers.
Five years of ‘strong but sustainable’ growth for UK house prices ahead – CBRE
"The housing market is now fully in recovery mode,"says CBRE in its latest Regional Land report, as it forecasts strong but sustainable growth over the next five years.
Record prices and booming transactions as financial sector drives Midtown market
A couple of recent reports have flagged up the changing face of London's Midtown rental market: Savills argued here that technology workers are reinventing the corporate lettings landscape, while LCP claimed…
Nervousness at the top end means a shift in buyers’ favour
Unprecedented demand has cultivated a 'sellers' market in London over recent years, but change is afoot in the higher price ranges, says Camilla Dell...
Chelsea outsells Kensington to be crowned PCL’s most popular address
Chelsea has been named as London’s most popular prime resi address, outselling all other PCL areas over the last year.
Knight Frank bags ‘significant & important’ 33 Portland Place sale
One of London's most infamous addresses - 33 Portland Place - has come up for sale.
Davenport at Portland Place (Photographed by Miles Dangerfield)
Rightmove launches House Price ‘Trendometer’
Everybody loves an interactive infographic - especially if it has a bar chart AND a line graph; everybody needs stuff appended with o-meter";
No change for house prices in June – Land Registry
Average property prices remained static in June, taking the annual change to +6.4%, according to the latest House Price Index from the Land Registry.