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Former Slovenian Embassy in Westminster up for £5m
The former Slovenian Embassy in Westminster has come up for sale, complete with planning for a resi rejig.
Built between 1899-1900 to a design by by F.
Prime regional cities outperform as urban living trumps rural appeal
Prime country house prices increased by 2.7% in the year to September, says Knight Frank. That's quite the chunk down on last year's high point of +5.
Transactions plummet in Q3, but house deals buck the trend
"Investment demand has not abated in Prime central London, contrary to recent reports from commentators such as UBS that the market is at risk of a downturn," says London Central Portfolio after taking…
Resi sales success for British Land and Amazon in Bayswater
British Land has turned in another robust set of results, reporting underlying pre-tax profit of £171m (up 10.
Film Stock: Curzon Mayfair penthouse asks £15.5m
Formerly the home of legendary beat pop purveyor Dave Clark
50% Off: Knightsbridge agency plans Black Friday fee slash
Beauchamp Place-based Patterson Bowe will be offering a 50% fee discount
The correction in prime central London ‘has already happened’ – W.A.Ellis
The bubble may have burst in PCL but the effect is not as decimating as recent reports from UBS and Deutsche bank might suggest, says W.A.Ellis' Richard Barber...
Prices to rise by 25% in five years as ‘no easing in supply constraint’ – RICS
UK House prices are expected to rise by 4.5% per annum over the next five years, delivering a cumulative increase of around 25% according to the latest from RICS.
RICS Forecasts
Is there a bubble or an outright recession at the higher end of the London market?
There are very few buyers looking above £10m in London these days, either locally or from abroad, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn...
What on earth is everyone going on about?
Profit blow for Winkworth but ‘improved’ housing market ahead
Winkworth has reported a "particularly slow" year in the PCL market and warned that profits for 2015 will be "slightly below market expectations".
52 units added to Mayfair & St James’s pipeline in Q3
Mayfair and St James’s planning pipeline saw just 52 units added in Q3 2015, according to some new analysis by Strutt & Parker.
237 units are now under construction across the two areas.
Uncertainty has ‘filtered out’ of the prime country house market
Q3 saw a marked recovery in the £2m+ country house market, with transaction levels not far off Q4 2014.