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What’s hot for 2015: Maida Vale for investors; Marylebone for owner-occupiers
London-based buying agency Black Brick is tipping Maida Vale as the investment hotspot to watch next year, although Marylebone should remain the go-to option for discerning owner-occupiers...
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Infographic: Knight Frank’s Price Map of Prime London
High-end estate agency Knight Frank has drawn up a map of prime central and prime outer London, complete with price performance stats for each of its office's sales and rentals departments
Stampede Duty: £10k ‘success fees’ offered as buyers rush to beat tax deadline
After George Osborne gave top-end buyers a window of exactly 11 hours and 29 minutes between SDLT reforms being announced and kicking in, there's been reports of estate agencies and law firms turning int…
Rock n’ Rolling In It: Rokstone reveals major expansion plans after record year
Marylebone-based agency Rokstone is gearing up to expand across prime central London, after turning in a bumper year that's seen it shift over £140m worth of top-end stock.
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Deverell Smith ramps up country team as demand for agents soars
Recruitment outfit Deverell Smith has reported a significant increase in the number of roles being offered in country house departments across the South of England, a shift it's putting down to rising transaction lev…
Prime London vs Cheshire house price gap at ‘all time high’
Savills has been tracking some interesting price movements in Cheshire, home to some of the highest value housing markets outside the South of England.
Was this the best Black Friday deal of them all?
An early contender for Bargain of the Year, this 34,250 square foot Grade II-listed mansion in Devon has just been sold for £600k, after being deemed 'simply too big for most people'.
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Average prices creep up by 0.1% as K&C values tumble – Land Registry
92,492 homes were lodged with the Land Registry in October, with prices ranging from £19m for a house in Holland Park to £12,000 for a place in Burnley, Lancashire.
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Race for Old War Office heats up as bids ‘sail over £300m’
It's been reported that six investors and consortiums remain in the running to buy the iconic Old War Office at 57 Whitehall.
Uncertainty reigns as Notting Hill transaction levels plummet 48%
Traditionally one of London's most resilient micro-markets, Notting Hill has seen transaction levels fall off a cliff over the last few months.
Villa with ‘Western Hemisphere’s sexiest pool’ asks £20m
Described as 'only comparable to a handful of properties found in perhaps the South of France or on Long Island’s Gold Coast', instructions don't come with much more fanfare than this.