The Market
PCL sales hit a high, but growth slows
Knight Frank's latest report, out today, shows that prime central London property prices are now 14% above their March 2008 peak, and nearly 50% above their March 2009 low.
£5m+ market still chipper as PCL rental market picks up
The £5m+ prime London property market remains buoyant, with the Middle East, Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries dominating proceedings, according to Beauchamp Estates' latest…
John D Wood: ‘Correctly priced property’ key to 2012 success
John D Wood & Co.
Volume of £1m+ sales rockets by over 100%
It's that time again and the Land Registry has released its House Price Index, showing a 107 per cent increase in the number of £1m+ properties sold in May 2012 (562), when compared with the same month…
Open House or Private View?
Do open houses ever work at the top of the market? Dan Crofton looks at a launch tactic that divides the market.
Pay now, move-in in 20 years
An odd proposition from Winkworth, but one that could prove mighty attractive to investors with a eye on the long term: they are marketing a property in South Kensington with a "deferred purchase agreement."
Prime London prices to rise and rise despite economic doldrums
The prime property market continues to romp along (relatively speaking) while Britain's economy languishes in the doldrums, with a third consecutive quarter of dismal news on GDP: national output in…
Gittins to head up Chesterton Humberts flagship
Guy Gittins
Prime residential projects give hope to architects
The majority of British architects are pessimistic about their workload levels for the coming year, according to RIBA's Future Trends Survey, but the high-end residential sector is proving to be "resilient,"…
Chinese boom yet to really hit Western property markets
The real flow of wealth from China to the West has not even begun, says Knight Frank's Andrew Shirley...
Everybody talks about the spending power of the Chinese.
Industry reacts to Montague Review
The industry has reacted with vigour to Sir Adrian Montague's recommendations on how to tackle to UK's housing shortage, which include institutional investors bankrolling the large-scale construction of…
Development Securities sells Westminster Palace Gardens for £21.9m
Development Securities has completed on the disposal of residential and retail components at Westminster Palace Gardens, which sold for £21.9m (netting the developer a profit of £2m).