The Market
Varsity Blues: Oxford and Cambridge bow to the river
Cambridge's property market has thrashed Oxford's by a good length over the past year, says Knight Frank in a Boat Race-themed bit of research.
Cambridgeshire prices have put in a strong +7.
The slow rise of the Chinese buyer
Chinese developers have made their mark in London in the last year with several headline-grabbing deals.
Prime rents fell most rapidly in London and Hong Kong last year – Knight Frank
Using its considerable research muscle to measure performance across seventeen major world cities, Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index recorded a 4.8% boost in 2013.
Strutts launches Cambridge lettings arm
A year after opening a sales office in Cambridge, Strutt & Parker is expanding services to cover residential lettings as well.
Required Reading: Principal Private Residence Relief
From 6th April, homeowners who move out before sale may face an unexpected tax bill, explains Jenny Wilson-Smith...
Quick Sail? Consequences of this change won't be limited to second home-owners though...
Upsizers & Downsizers: Prime regional market motivators
Prime markets across the country are becoming more balanced, says Savills, which argues that "2014 will be the year when the value gap between London and the prime suburbs and inner commuter belt finally…
International interest cools as PCL begins to look fully priced – Hamptons
UK buyers are snapping up the lion's share of properties in the capital, according to Hamptons International's latest findings, with domestic purchasers accounting for 77% of all sales across the firm's…
Rare portfolio in The Knightsbridge hits the market
A highly-prized portfolio of six flats in one of London's most expensive apartment blocks has just hit the open market.
UK needs a proactive planning revolution – Farrell Review
It's been exactly a year since Culture Minister Ed Vaizey asked Sir Terry Farrell CBE to lead an unprecedented, industry-wide review of architecture and the built environment.
Anatomy of a Billionaire: Spending habits of the ultra-rich
The average billionaire - worth £1.79 billion, married with 2.1 children - spends just 3% of his/her wealth on residential property. That £53.
Ukraine boots Russia out of London prime’s top spot
Ukraine has taken over from Russia as the biggest buyer of £10m+ ultra prime London property in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Beauchamp Estates.
Prime London prices 68% higher than post-Lehman low; Crimean instability drives new demand
Crimean turbulence has "underlined how uncertainty abroad has the potential to affect sentiment in the prime central London market," says Knight Frank in its latest market update.