The Market
The Brightest Light on the Dashboard: Why the property market needs Cool Aid
"Nobody is in any doubt about how serious the Bank of England is about the risks the housing market could pose to the economy," as Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe called the property market "the brightest…
London’s super-prime instructions rise by a third
Although the annual rate of house price growth across the whole of central London has nearly halved over the last year, says Gary Hersham's agency Beauchamp Estates, sales prices across its key patch (St…
Serviced Apartment provider gets funding for PCL expansion
Serviced apartment operator City Marque has just bagged £2.1m from Santander's Breakthrough campaign to fund expansion throughout prime central London.
Biggest ever May rise for asking prices as ‘frothy’ London skews results
The average asking price shot up by 3.6% (+£9,409) in May, says Rightmove; that's the biggest May rise ever recorded (another record), and takes the annual increase to 8.9%.
HBRE’s new luxury developer enters the market with £24.25m Mayfair acquisition
EXCLUSIVE: Sons & Co, the newly-launched luxury development outfit funded by James Caan and Faisal Butt's Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate (HBRE) and founded by the Stocker brothers, has made its first acquisition:…
London office market reaching maturity, says DevSecs as it moves into ‘de-risking’ phase
Development Securities, which bought developer Cathedral Group earlier this week, has called the top of London's office market in its end of year results, announcing that it is making a "move into the…
Struck in the Middle: The prime evolution of London’s Midtown
Just two days after CBRE reported £45m-worth of deals in Q1 alone in 'Midtown', Knight Frank has come out with a research report that punches home just how fast that bit between the City and West End is…
Rate rise on the cards for 2015 as ‘multispeed’ market carries on up
Transaction levels and property prices are rising pretty much across the board as the economy continues to deliver good news, says Knight Frank in its latest market update.
Looking for some (relatively) good value in the London property market? Try a freehold house…
One firm reckons it's spotted a way to find some relatively decent value for money amongst all the rocketing prices in the capital; go for freehold houses.
‘Ghost Home’ Proposals: A horror story for the UK economy?
Ed Miliband's latest plans will send shivers down the spines of the property and construction industries, along with all the other sectors that have benefited from the world’s wealthy coming to…
Midtown hits prime stride as UK buyers snap up new-build stock
CBRE's Midtown sales team has reported transacting on an impressive £45m worth of property in the first quarter; that’s over £500k a day.
PCL transaction levels top 2007 as average price breaches £1.5m
There's "no sign of a so-called 'bubble'" in the Land Registry's numbers for this year's Q1, which show a marked increase in both prices and transactions levels in prime central London, notes London Central…