The Market
Are we nearly there yet, Merv?
As Mervyn King announces that the end of the recession is "in sight", it's time to stop all the navel gazing, says Trevor Abrahmsohn; things are brightening up...
HS2 gathers pace with Environmental statement consultation
The first phase of HS2 picked up speed yeaterday (16 May 2013), with the launch of consultations on the project’s draft Environmental statement (ES).
RBKC rejig; New planning line-up unveiled
The top brass at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have undergone something of a reshuffle, announcing a raft of internal changes including a new Chairman of the Planning Committee.
Underground Market: Map tracks property prices by tube line
An engaging new map has tracked London's house prices in relation to tube lines and underground stations.
This Saturday is the best day to sell houses
This Saturday - the middle one in May - is the best day of the year to sell a house, according to Carter Jonas.
UK’s Eastern Region is fastest growing market outside London – Bidwells
The UK's Eastern Region looks to be in bullish form after a marked increase in planning applications, new developments, transaction volumes, town and country house prices and mortgage approvals.
Poacher Turned Gamekeeper & Poacher: Drawing the buying agency boundaries
Should buying agents also be selling properties for their clients? Camilla Dell takes on a piping hot potato...
Trend-bucking Fulham sees house sales leap
Rather than settling dust, one particular area of south west London is witnessing a dramatic sales trend in the wake of the government's new SDLT measures.
Off-Plan: Only 15% of respondents supported extended permitted development rights
Only 15% of respondents to the Government's consultation supported new permitted development rights that double the size of extensions allowed without the need for planning permission, according to results…
HS2: Majority of compensation applications “turned down”
299 of the 455 applications made by homeowners living in the shadow of HS2's first stage have been rejected, according to reports today.
Fortress Central London: The buy-to-bubble-wrap ghost town
In his first column for PrimeResi, Ed Mead talks ska music, buy-to-bubble-wrap and flunking the milk and newspaper test...
Flirting vendors but little action – D&G
Potential vendors are flirting with selling their properties, but supply levels still haven't risen to meet some pretty consistently strong demand in Douglas & Gordon's reckoning.