Sales

Sambucas will soon be lit up and down the country in an age-old ceremony to mark the start of the new academic year, but which university towns and cities have been on fire in real estate terms?

A prime-focused agency in York has reported a "remarkable" few months, after agreeing £17m worth of deals at an average of £1.9m a pop.

A prime slice of South Audley Street is reportedly being sold off for a cool £80m.

Buying agency Black Brick has laid into the government's decision to up stamp duty rates for high-value homes, after observing a big knock-on effect in the lower price ranges.

Investment outfit Enstar Capital has just sold a consented 12-unit luxury scheme on the Strand for £12.25m, the firm's third play on the famous thoroughfare.

If the government were looking to boost Treasury coffers from the change to stamp duty, it looks as if they'll be sorely mistaken.

Developer Alchemi Group has just sold its giant resi scheme at 33 Horseferry Road (opposite the Home Office) in a deal worth £137m.

Without wanting to burden you with another buzzphrase, it seems the "anti-marketing" campaign is all the rage in prime central London at the moment.

39% of all buyers in prime central London during Q2 were originally from overseas, says Strutt & Parker, with a noticeable increase in buyers from Western and Eastern Europe, as well as from North America.

A ginormous house in a swanky suburb of Sydney has just sold for "between $60-$70m", making it the most expensive resi deal in Australian history.

Knight Frank's Guildford office has just tucked away a rather nice country house deal.

The resi sales market in the West End has "soared" since the election, reports CBRE, with enquiry levels and average values both up by nearly a third.