The Market
Quietly does it: Robert Bailey opens up about private sales
To sell your property on the open market or not? That is the question... at least in prime central London, says Robert Bailey.
Super-prime market enjoys a vintage year
The £10m+ market has had a cracking year, with prices rising 9.4% in the 12 months to August according to Knight Frank's Super-Prime London Report.
PCL growth to 9.9% this year, but slowing
Prime central London prices continue to reach new heights, according to Knight Frank's latest residential property market report, climbing by 0.5% in August , taking the annual rise to 9.9%;
Foxtons opens new branch in SheBu
Foxtons has just opened the doors to its 37th office.
More cash buyers but no Euros for LDG
West End agents LDG have gone against the PCL grain, reporting a slump in the number of European buyers over the last quarter.
Ballymore cancels Bangkok show after Singapore sell-out
London property developer Ballymore has postponed a planned property showcase in Bangkok because of better-than-expected sales in Singapore, says Andrew Batt.
“Monsieur Flip-Flop” creates South Kensington property boom with 75% tax band
So Francoise "enemy of finance" Hollande is making good on his proposal for a 75% tax band on high earners.
Singapore’s wealthy keep London property in their sights
More than 57% of overseas high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) named London real estate as their top target investment class, according to Cluttons International Private Capital Survey 2012, published in…
Home Counties trophy homes flying off the shelves
The £1m-£2m price range remains buoyant, but tax reforms are now seriously affecting the market for properties priced above £2m, according to the Buying Solution.
Prices jump for £4m+ prime country homes
Knight Frank's Prime Country House Index shows that, whilst there was an overall price drop of 0.9% in Q3 this year, the toppy end of the prime country market did jolly well.
Tax chatter provokes the big £2m+ sell-off
All this talk of mansion tax is already prompting owners of £2m+ properties to sell up, reports WA Ellis, with an abnormally high number of these instructions recorded in September.
£1m+ sales up by 35%
The top line news from the latest Land Registry report shows increased demand for prime homes, with the number of properties sold for over £1m in June 2012 increasing by 35% to 647, from 478 in June 2011.