The Market
London prices and transaction levels to rise by 7-10% in 2014 – KFH
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is second out of the gates this year with house price forecasts for 2014, following Hamptons' session with the tea leaves last week (which you can read here).
Central London sellers hitting 97% of guide prices as transactions rise 11%
Vendors in central London are achieving 97% of their guide prices, according to W.A.Ellis's latest market report, as stock levels remain stubbornly low.
Capital values are up by 4.
‘Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics’: What actually happened to Prime London prices in Q3
Alarmist reports from property portal Rightmove that the average price in London inflated by 10.
K&C basement ban barny delays plans
Kensington & Chelsea's plans to put a stop to "iceberg houses" and mega-basements have, predictably, riled some property developers.
Transaction volume to rise by 50% by 2018, pointing to a healthier market – Hamptons
“The fixation with house prices as an indicator of housing market recovery is misplaced," says Hamptons' Research Director in the firm's latest market forecast report.
Average land prices rising as demand continues to grow – Savills
Builders are once again taking on more challenging urban sites and strategic land, says Savills in its latest UK Resi Development Land update.
Treasury “awaiting final decision” on foreign investor CGT
It may have already been dismissed by the Treasury as "pre-Autumn Statement speculation", but the spectre of a capital gains tax on foreign investors has been doing the rounds this morning.
Confidence boosting prime London markets – CBRE
"London’s credentials as a safe haven for investment remain its greatest asset," says Mark Collins in CBRE's Q3 prime London resi market report as sales volumes lift 7% and prices 1.
Auction Preview: The £5m+ Grade II Marylebone repo
A tasty opportunity on Knightsbridge's Egerton Gardens and a repossessed £5m+ house in prime Marylebone should get the room buzzing nicely at tomorrow's Allsop resi auction.
Britain’s most expensive repo: a £29.5m demolition job on Billionaires’ Row
Britain's most expensive repossession - a "quite modest" £29.
£1m+ sales jump 60%: September’s most expensive deals
The number of £1m+ properties sold last month jumped by 61% compared to the number sold at the same time last year, from 845 (1.3% of the total transactions) in September 2012 to 1,362 (1.
CIL changes will exempt self-builders and allow developers to “pay in kind”
In an effort to make self-built "grand designs" more mainstream, the government has decided to exempt home-made new buildings over a certain size from the Community Infrastructure Levy.