Sales
Heavy Duty: How the new SDLT system stuffed both ends of the market
The new SDLT regime is creating a boom and a bust at one end of the scale whilst raising less money for the government at the other; not such a clever move, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Vendor invites buyers to ‘test drive’ £8.35m Marylebone flat
3,000 square foot duplex on Hallam Street offered up as a fully-furnished rental with no minimum term
Realistic pricing ‘essential’ as overseas buyers lose appetite for PCL
Realistic pricing and domestic buyers are the key themes dominating the PCL market at the moment, according to the estate agency Winkworth.
China’s biggest resi developer makes NYC debut with Foster + Partners tower
Aby Rosen's RFR Holding and China's Vanke have kicked off sales at One Hundred East Fifty Third Street, a new Foster + Partners-designed addition to the New York City skyline.
MHA claims Bayswater price record on Inverness Terrace
Developer MHA London has officially debuted its new fifteen-unit development on Inverness Terrace in W2, revealing that nine of the apartments have already been snapped up pre-launch.
Cooling measures drive Singapore developers into UK & Australian markets
Seven rounds of cooling measures brought in by the Singaporean government between 2010 and 2013 have triggered a giant wave of investment overseas, according to new research.
Britain’s first million-pound towns emerge despite seven-figure sales slump
The number of £1m+ property sales slumped by 11% in the first half of 2015, but the regional picture tells a slightly different story, as average property prices in three towns breach the million mark…
Clivedale and Dorchester Collection in Mayfair super-prime resi tie-up
Clivedale London is pulling out all the stops at its new super-prime scheme on Stanhope Gate, announcing an "unprecedented" tie-up with high-end hotel group Dorchester Collection.
New batch of Chelsea Waterfront apartments launched after first phase sell-out
Hutchison Property Group is releasing the second tranche of apartments in its massive Chelsea Waterfront scheme, described as "the last remaining significant river fronting site on the north bank of the…
Low & Mighty: ‘80% rise in demand’ for prime London’s low-build houses
An agency has noted a surge in enquiries for low-build houses in prime central London of late.
Stock shortage will put brakes on recovery – Foxtons
The market is "taking time to recover" from the General Election, says Foxtons plc in its latest trading update; the firm's figures are looking decidedly healthier already though...
Sotheby’s recruits Knight Frank man to lead PCL expansion plans
UK Sotheby’s International Realty has recruited Knight Frank's Simon Tollit as Sales Director.