The Market
Bridging industry ‘sheds volatility’ as short term lending grows
The bridging loan industry is coming of age, overturning a pretty volatile infancy to grow at a fairly consistent 25%-ish rate since the middle of last year, claims West One Loans in its Bridging Index.
Experts predict ‘perfect buying conditions’ for 2015
Top-end search agency Lichfields has been reporting back from the prime front line with some pretty interesting observations.
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‘Crown Jewel of the Teme Valley’ asks £7m
The extraordinary ancestral home of the Winnington family has just come up for sale in Worcestershire.
7 Solutions to the Housing Supply Conundrum: Unpicked
Delivery of more housing - ideally something close to a quarter of a million new homes a year - is topping out many agendas as May's electioneering gathers pace.
Winkworth opens up in Spain
UK-based estate agency Winkworth has decided to extend its European reach by taking the brand to Spain.
On the long-term performance of residential property
House price growth in many countries exceeds growth across a range of global asset classes, notes CBRE in its latest Global Living report.
House prices will take five years to ‘even catch up with their pre-credit crunch level’ – LCP
Following up on its cutting down of the the most recent Land Registry HPI stats, which showed a 0.
Required Reading: High value residential property and the Immigration Act
The requirement for landlords to undertake immigration checks presents a number of practical points that will have particular relevance to high value resi lettings, says Jane Reyersbach...
‘Muted performance’ for global prime resi in Q3
Global luxury property prices nudged up by just 0.2% in Q3, says Knight Frank.
Historic Shelley’s Folly comes up for sale
One of the most important houses in the South East - the Grade I-listed Shelley's Folly - has hit the market, sporting a price tag just shy of £3m.
Withdrawals and price reductions on the rise as London cools
Not only is the number of properties being withdrawn from sale increasing (12.
Race to raise £7m to buy ‘England’s grandest country house’
Heritage charity SAVE is in a race to raise £7m to buy one of Britain's biggest stately homes, the 365-room Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, as the current owners have called it a day on their "labour…