The Market
Asking prices fall for first time this year but ‘2014 is still the year to buy’
"The frenetic activity seen in some areas during the first half of the year is cooling," says Rightmove as July delivers a "not unexpected" 0.8% drop in asking prices.
Capital growth drives PRS returns
Average total returns from the Private Rented Sector have nudged up from 11.3% in Q4 last year to 12.
Students rule the PCL rental market – LCP
Independently wealthy foreign students have changed the rental market in prime central London, says London Central Portfolio in its annual lettings audit, as monied students have taken up the slack that…
Ale House Stock: When public houses become private mansions
The £27m sale of the Black Lion pub in Kensington has once again turned the spotlight onto change of use, but converting a pub into prime resi is no easy task, says Rachel Lee...
Property industry ‘right to be worried’ about short let proposals
In a couple of months, the Government will consider plans to withdraw the need to apply for planning permission currently required to let out a residential property for a period of less than ninety days.
12 policy amendments that could ‘realise the power of heritage’
The Heritage Alliance has called for a series of specific policy measures to "realise the power of heritage" in its 2014/15 Manifesto.
Grouse moors fly ahead of other sporting property assets
Timing nicely with this weekend's CLA Game Fair, Knight Frank tells us that the value of huntin' shootin' fishin' sporting property has risen by 32% over the last ten years, despite a "ripper of a recession…
Staying Cool: House price expectations moderate for third month
Knight Frank's sentiment survey has recorded that households think that house prices are still rising for the 18th month in a row, although the perception is that prices growth is slowing down.
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The 64% Price Lag: New-build investment risks ‘exposed’
£1.2bn-worth of new-build stock has been snapped up in London already this year, but what kind of premiums have these buyers been paying for 'newness'.
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”.