The Market
Singapore’s latest measures good for UK developers
London properties continued to sell well in Singapore last weekend, with the number of individual developments showcasing their investment opportunities during January hitting double digits, says Andrew…
Prime London property prices rocket over 50% in three years
In case you needed reminding, the trajectory of London's prime property market has resembled one of NASA's more extreme training exercises over the last few years.
London’s 20 fastest-selling developments revealed
Fitzroy Place has proved especially popular with SE Asian buyers
Goodwill Hunting: Whatever happened to the gentleman’s agreement?
Enough of the cut-throat culture - it's time for independent agents to form a coalition, says James Bailey...
Cash buyers drop by 20%
Stats from Cluttons show that the number of cash buyers in prime central London dropped by a fifth last year, whilst the proportion of mortgaged buyers doubled.
Grainger and APG launch £349m resi fund
Britain's biggest publicly-traded residential landlord and Europe's largest pension fund asset manager have joined forces to create one of the UK's biggest residential property investment funds.
Prime country house buyers left out in the cold
Reports of particularly slim pickings in the prime country house market have been filtering in of late.
Triple digit Singapore sales for Battersea Power Station
More than 100 units at London development Battersea Power Station were snapped up by Singaporean property buyers and investors in just one day, in what the developer and agency said were record levels…
Uncertain times for prime property
The ever-excellent Lonres Residential Review indulges in a spot of tealeaf reading to get a steer on what’s likely to happen in the prime property market over the coming 12 months.
Black Brick building up to a record year
No sign of a Blue Monday for buying agency Black Brick, which has reported a raft of new domestic and international client sign-ups already this month (interestingly, all owner-occupiers rather than investors)…
Healthy start to the new year for Hamptons
Hamptons International have joined the ranks of estate agents reporting a glowing start to the new year, with 6% more properties for sale at the beginning of January compared to the same time last year.
Prime on the rise as mainstream property struggles
Prime property prices are now 53% higher than their 2009 "post-crisis slump" level, whilst the mainstream market is struggling with the spectre of triple-dip recession, according to a neat summary of where…