The Market
London’s rental value lull continues – Cluttons
Rental values across the capital were flat as a pancake in Q3, according to Cluttons' latest figures.
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PCL sales up 50% compared to last year as prices continue to rise – Knight Frank
Prime central London property prices are still rising in most areas, driven by the sub-£2m market, but higher prices are doing very little dampen demand, according to Knight Frank's Q3 market report.
“Britain’s most expensive knock-down” hits the market in Mayfair
Already dubbed "Britain's most expensive house knock-down", Mayfair agency Wetherell has just started marketing a £35m Mount Row mews house with mighty aspirations.
Stamp Duty Lose-Lose: Why more means less for the Exchequer’s coffers
Following the recent SDLT changes, the number of property transactions above £2m has fallen and the Revenue receives less tax from industries associated with the property sector.
Help to Buy: The skinny
It's not really in our remit, but it's causing such a kerfuffle in the mainstream industry... So here's the need-to-know on Help to Buy
No Summer lull for the market as SW London doubles PCL’s price growth
Douglas & Gordon's Q3 market comment tells a very similar story to yesterday's reports from Savills and John D Wood: outer prime London is outstripping prime central London for the first time in ages,…
London’s Villages: The 51% property price premium
Many a search brief is defined by London's "village" enclaves of charm, more-cafes-than-are-strictly-necessary and high property prices
Just 23% of One Hyde Park units are first homes
The lion's share of One Hyde Park's apartments are registered as second homes, with fewer than a quarter of owners actually living there, according to Westminster Council records obtained by Inside Housing
August’s 100 priciest property transactions
Exactly the same number (1,170) of £1m+ properties were sold in August as in July, according to the latest set of Price Paid data from the Land Registry.
OK to build in National Parks; just offset the nature somewhere – Paterson
This sounds like a really bad idea: The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, is scheduled to announce that developers can build in National Parks, just so long as they do some "biodiversity offsetting" …
Country Pursuit: Rural estates continue to perform
The UK's rural estates continue to perform from an investment point of view, according to Savills' latest data, thanks mainly to strong showings from the resi and agricultural sectors
Infographic illustrates London’s property market schism
We've written a lot about London property prices going up and up like the Serpentine's endless staircase, but it's not all rise across Greater London