The Market
Savills maps-out house price forecasts
Savills have come up with a nifty way of getting their property forecasts out there, launching an interactive "Five Year Forecast Tool" that can be used either straight from the Savills website, or be…
Asset Class: Prime property vs gold, oil & stocks
Guess which was the best overall investment in 2012..
52 nationalities spent £2.2bn off-plan in London last year
Foreign buyers splashed £2.2 billion on new-build homes in London last year, compared to a paltry £1.8 billion in 2011, according to more stats from Knight Frank.
Hot January for KFH
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is reporting a virtually bumper start to the year, with 15% more traffic to its website since 1st January than in the same period last year
Up to 40% of purchases in the South East are buy-to-let
The buy-to-let market has picked-up across London and the South-East, according to Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward's new Buy-to-Let Report, and now accounts for 30-40% of all property sales in areas such …
Scottish prime property prices slip in 2012
Prime property prices in Scotland fell a wee bit further in Q4 2012, taking the annual drop to 2.7%, according to the latest from Knight Frank
Battersea Power Station 75% reserved
It looks like hype has converted into buyer action, as 600 of the 800 first phase resi units at Battersea Power Station have already been reserved, less than a week after sales kicked off, according to…
Winkworth opens office on “most fashionable street in Europe”
Winkworth has thrown open the doors to its new Kensal Rise office today, bringing the agency's tally to 61 branches in the capital alone
London’s super prime property market smashes records
2012 was a record year for the capital's £5m plus market, according to Savills, with over 400 documented sales (with a total value of over £4.1 billion) and a rise in per square foot values.
Racing green shoots: Knight Frank opens new homes desks in Bristol and Bath
Knight Frank has opened new desks in Bristol and Bath dealing exclusively with the sale of new homes
Jones Lang LaSalle gets nod for Battersea Power Station international sales
The residential team at Jones Lang LaSalle has just been announced as Battersea Power Station's international sales agent.
Construction industry recovery starts here
The UK construction market is expected to turn a corner this year, albeit only in first gear, with chartered surveyors predicting output to increase in 2013, according to the latest RICS construction market…