The Market
London’s planning slowdown should be of concern – JLL
Developers may be "exceptionally keen" to get on site, but how much of this enthusiasm is translating into completions? JLL takes the temperature of London's development market...
Prime London rents nudge up; “strong growth” on the cards
Rents in prime London nudged up by the smallest of margins - +0.1% - in Q1, according to Savills.
But that's still an improvement on last year's gentle decline; rents are now -0.
Homeowner sentiment up for 12th month in a row
That's 12 in a row for Knight Frank and Markit's House Price Sentiment Survey; the Index has risen again to hit another record high in March.
Required Reading: Budget2014 property tax implications
Mischon de Reya's learned tax team examines the real estate-related fallout from Osbo's Big Day...
It's fair to say George Osborne's penultimate Budget of the current term was much as expected.
Commercial Break: The resi rebirth of Canary Wharf
The Canary Wharf residential market is scaling up, and in more ways than one.
Savills announces strong set of results as UK resi transaction profits jump 34%
Savills has turned in a strong set of preliminary results for 2013, with the resi side of the UK business looking in particularly fine fetter.
Budget2014: Reactions
There's a definite sense of anti-climax around these parts, even though no-one was expecting much to start with. Here's what the prime resi community thinks of today's Budget announcements...
March of the Oligarchs? The buying agent’s view
Yes there has been a boost in enquiries from Russia and Ukraine lately, but nothing like the increase in the number of British buyers, says Edo Mapelli Mozzi...
Savills' World in London Report 2013
Budget2014: Osborne & little change for prime property
Chancellor George has extended the 15% SDLT rate for residential property bought through a corporate envelope from £2m all the way to £500,000, in a move that looks to be aimed squarely at cutting the…
Noughts and Crossings: Will four new bridges change the look of London’s property market?
From Teddington Lock to the open sea at Dartford, the River Thames is criss-crossed by 34 bridges. In future years, four new bridges are planned for London (seven for the Thames in total).
Grosvenor overtakes Eaton & Cadogan to become London’s most valuable square
The formerly flag-heavy Grosvenor Square in Mayfair has been named as the capital's most valuable residential square.
Property supply eases as vendors come to market
"There’s a spring in the step of the housing market" as "the country gets moving" trumpets Rightmove on publishing its latest asking price index.