The Market
Was this the best Black Friday deal of them all?
An early contender for Bargain of the Year, this 34,250 square foot Grade II-listed mansion in Devon has just been sold for £600k, after being deemed 'simply too big for most people'.
Prime country sales swell as Londoners look further afield, but the tide is turning
£1m+ sales outside London waxed by 44% year-on-year between January and June 2014, says Knight Frank, as prime country house prices bulged by 4.7% in the year to Q3 2014.
Autumn Statement: Keep the wheels moving, George – RICS
The RICS is urging Chancellor George Osborne to "keep the wheels moving through the general election" by using next week's Autumn Statement to give some immediate clarity and long-term confidence to…
Average prices creep up by 0.1% as K&C values tumble – Land Registry
92,492 homes were lodged with the Land Registry in October, with prices ranging from £19m for a house in Holland Park to £12,000 for a place in Burnley, Lancashire.
Race for Old War Office heats up as bids ‘sail over £300m’
It's been reported that six investors and consortiums remain in the running to buy the iconic Old War Office at 57 Whitehall.
Emerging Prime: On the future of high-end real estate in emerging markets
An ambitious project by international property portal Lamudi has produced a research paper on the future of real estate in the world's emerging markets.
International commercial property measurement standard published (and resi’s next)
After 18 months of toil by a group of measurement experts, including two global public consultations and a mind-numbing 85 drafts, the first international property measurement standard was published…
Uncertainty reigns as Notting Hill transaction levels plummet 48%
Traditionally one of London's most resilient micro-markets, Notting Hill has seen transaction levels fall off a cliff over the last few months.
‘The risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed’
A bullish stance on next year's property market from independent sales/acquisition agency Brooks Marshall, which argues that "the risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed".
2015 Forecast: National mainstream market, +3-5% – Halifax
Halifax is predicting that house prices across the country will rise by between 3% and 5% in 2015, but London's prime market is likely to be hit by "global economic worries".
Villa with ‘Western Hemisphere’s sexiest pool’ asks £20m
Described as 'only comparable to a handful of properties found in perhaps the South of France or on Long Island’s Gold Coast', instructions don't come with much more fanfare than this.
Pocket Guides: Bayswater
Did you know that properties in Bayswater are currently 42% cheaper per square foot than in Mayfair? Or that nearly half of its residents are aged between 25 and 44?