The Market
Rising prices bring vendors out of the woodwork – RICS
After months of low stock and relatively few new properties hitting the market, rising prices and burgeoning buyer demand have led to significant increases in homes coming onto the UK property market,…
Cable warns housing market “getting out of control”
Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, has delivered an "embarrassing slapdown" to George Osborne's perky assessment of the UK economy.
The battle of Britain goes on in Singapore
No less than six London property projects exhibited their developments in Singapore last weekend – with two further projects from outside the capital trying to tempt local buyers and investors to splash…
Guidance published on advertising lettings fees
The Advertising Standards Authority has (finally) issued some guidelines on the compulsory inclusion of fees in advertising by lettings agents.
Grosvenor and Colliers make a move on Brunei
One of the first London Property Exhibitions to take place in Brunei happened last week, notes PropertyGuru's Andrew Batt, with agents describing both the levels of interest and sales as being far better…
Mansion Tax: A nightmare on Great George Street
Rather than benefit the working majority, a mansion tax could, in fact, do the opposite, says Tony Hennessey...
Imagine for a moment that it is June 2015.
Southbank hits prime stride as £2000 psf beckons – CBRE
Featuring that instant-classic visualisation of London's Southbank in ten years' time, CBRE's authoritative report on the area's transformation is not to be missed.
It's a fascinating story;
Questions over Westminster’s “£31m loss” on s106 payments
Labour Councillors have accused Westminster Council of allowing developers to "buy out" their on-site affordable homes obligations at a "cut price", and losing out on a massive £31,130,387 as a result.
Housing market is still far from ‘unsustainable boom’ conditions
"We are not living in boom times" says a report from the Arbuthnot Banking Group.
Full house in Fitzrovia for Marcus Cooper and Oakmayne
Marcus Cooper's magic touch has been in evidence again.
New hire for Strutt & Parker Knightsbridge
Strutt & Parker has snagged one of the top names in PCL resi sales with the appointment of Casper Tham from Sotheby's.
Casper Tham
Latest property slump was no worse than the last two – ONS
"Real house prices have been broadly flat since 2009", according to the latest Economic Review from the Office of National Statistics, with the fall in resi construction being "similar in scale to previous…