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A third of West End sales now achieve over £2250 psf – CBRE
CBRE has reported a particularly strong few months in the West End market, after tucking away just shy of £60m worth of stock in Q4.
JLL cuts central London resi development growth forecasts
Weakened demand has prompted JLL to significantly downgrade its forecasts for central London's resi development market.
Sub-£1m properties ‘face extinction’ in Mayfair and the West End
The sub-£1m home is soon to become a thing of the past in Mayfair and the wider West End.
Mayfair townhouse tops January’s recorded deals
Only a handful of super-prime resi deals featured in the latest release of Land Registry data, which looks increasingly like the new normal.
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Demand slips in prime central London as uncertainty catches on
"Uncertainty in financial markets and domestic political concerns have moderated demand in prime central London," says Knight Frank.
Four of London’s most fashionable property markets
Seeing as it's LFW and all that, here's the Knight Frank team with a whistle-stop tour of where the fashionistas favour in the capital...
Mayfair
Southern Grove gets go-ahead for £75m west London scheme
Mayfair-based developer Southern Grove has bagged planning for a £75m resi-led scheme in Ealing.
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Why the stamp duty surcharge is destined to fail, miserably
Serial buy-to-let investors will simply move into the market for cheaper property, making things even harder for first time buyers, says Rob Hill...
Ballymore to sell off ‘landmark’ ground rent portfolio
Ballymore is gearing up to sell off a portfolio of ground rent receipts from 3,654 units across eight of its sites, including phase one of Embassy Gardens in Vauxhall.
London’s ‘challenging conditions’ impacting sales says Capco
The developer behind what's being billed as "the next great estate of London" has been making some worrying noises about supply and demand levels in the capital.
Halebourne debuts ‘ultra-luxe’ apartment scheme in Berkshire
Halebourne Group has lifted the lid on its forthcoming "ultra-luxe" apartment scheme in gentile Berkshire.
Higher value lots ‘increasingly prevalent’ says auction house
Auction house Allsop raised a chunky £74.8m from its first sale of 2016 (up 38% on last February's £54m), noting a couple of interesting trends in the process.