The Market
Regions outperform as growth spreads beyond the Home Counties
Four bedroomed houses in Dorset were the ones to beat in terms of asking price growth in 2014, according to new research out today.
Notting Hill mews teams up for mass roof extension
What's thought to be London's biggest ever joint extension scheme is currently being weighed up by planners in west London.
Planning nod for Landmark in Hampshire
Landmark Estates has been given the green light to redevelop a historic former hospital in Hampshire.
Is deflation good for the property market?
Whilst deflation shrinks the value of the equity in a property, the debt rises commensurately and that is not good for the "feel good factor", says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Kensington & Chelsea publishes new basement planning guidance
Nearly a month after adopting a new policy designed to clamp down on subterranean development, the Royal Borough has released detailed guidance and advice for developers and homeowners applying for permission…
The Cook Report: Mansion tax is ‘outdated and unnecessary’
Savills' Director of Research Lucian Cook has been moonlighting, penning a swingeingly anti-mansion tax manifesto for right-leaning think tank the Centre for Policy Studies.
Strong start for Londonewcastle in Queen’s Park
Developer Londonewcastle has reported "strong" sales at its freshly-launched scheme in north west London, with 175 new buyer registrations in the last six weeks.
PCL’s listing-to-sales ratio has plummeted
“It’s clear that prime central London has been devastated where the property market is concerned," declares eMoov's Russell Quirk, as his research unit finds that demand in the Golden Postcodes is…
D&G: One in five vendors now looking to sell ‘off-market’
"Buyers need to dig deeper than just looking online" says Douglas & Gordon, as a growing number of vendors are requesting that their properties be offered for sale on the quiet in the run-up to May's election.
Bullish mortgage brokers back buy-to-let and shorter terms
82% of mortgage brokers think that the buy-to-let market will continue to strengthen during 2015, according to a survey by Dragonfly Property Finance.
Letter from the Home Counties: A tale of two markets
Competition is alive and well for properties below £900k, but the top end tends to follow a very different dynamic to the rest of the market, says Garry Collins...
Money Talks: The impact of currency fluctuations on PCL buyers and owners
In the last four months alone, the same hypothetical house in one of the best parts of prime central London has become 16% cheaper for a Swiss buyer converting francs, but a mind-boggling 47% more…