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London estate agency taps international investor ‘feeding frenzy’, launching bulk-buy division
Developer discounts and currency plays are attracting international investors to London in a big way, says James Pendleton
Mind the Gap: Homes near London Underground stations see stronger price growth
Property prices within 500 metres of a Tube Station have increased by 2.1% more each year since 1998, compared to average prices across London boroughs
Home-mover numbers pick-up for the first time in three years
The number of mortgaged movers fell in the first half of the year in the North, South East and Scotland, but these declines were offset by increases in the North West, West Midlands and Northern Ireland…
Bogus billionaire infiltrates London’s super-prime market
Artist and writer gained access to some of the most coveted addresses in the capital as part of a 'longitudinal study' into the high-end real estate sector for a socialist newspaper...
Mortgage approvals jump to highest number since 2009
95,126 mortgages were approved by the main high street banks in July 2019; the highest monthly total since July 2009
Ranked: New-build price premiums across the UK
The average new-build home in the UK is 29% more expensive than the average resale property - but new-builds tend to be cheaper than existing homes in a dozen London boroughs
18% of properties for sale in London have had their asking price reduced by 10% or more
Nearly a third of London vendors have dropped their asking prices
Britain’s most expensive cities ‘are becoming more affordable’
But the house price to income multiple in London still looks historically toppy
Watch: Knight Frank’s Tom Bill on how Brexit is affecting the London market
"To understand what is happening in the Prime London market, you really need to understand what is happening in Westminster and in Brexit", advises Knight Frank's Tom Bill in the agency's latest video…
Clivedale tempts HNW buyers with Mandarin Oriental rental programme
In what's being billed as a first for London's super-prime development market, owners at Clivedale's forthcoming scheme on Hanover Square will be able to rent out their homes for up to 90 days of the year…
Prime Londoners are looking beyond the capital in record numbers
43% of prime London home-movers in the last 12 months bought outside of the capital, says Hamptons International; that's a record level
Conveyancing activity slumps as Brexit uncertainty bites
Conveyancers handled 10% fewer cases in Q2 compared to the previous quarter, and 20% fewer than before the EU Referendum in 2016