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Savills in the money after SDLT stampede boosts high-end transaction volumes
A short term increase in trading volumes at the top end, attributed to the recent stamp duty changes, made it a December to remember for Savills.
Prime Property of the Week: King George III’s Banquet Hall
King George III Suite, Albury Park, Surrey
£6m
As far as reception rooms go, this 42-foot marvel, the actual venue for King George III's Coronation Banquet in 1761, is hard to beat.
80% of units in four new developments ‘sold to foreign buyers’
In the latest twist in the whole "squeezed out" debate, reports have claimed that 80% of the units in a series of new Thameside developments have been bought up by foreign purchasers.
Savills partners up in Paris
Savills has announced a tie-up with top-end Parisian firm Agence Varenne.
Foster + Partners’ Shoreditch skyscraper gets off to a flyer
Units at Principal Tower, London's first resi tower to be designed inside and out by Foster + Partners, have been selling like locally-sourced artisan hotcakes.
Style icon’s penthouse asks £6.95m
Is this the most fashionable apartment on the market right now?
‘Red Baron’ swoops in to rescue Apethorpe Hall
A 48-bedroom Jacobean mansion, described by Simon Thurley as "by far the most important country house to have been threatened with major loss through decay since the 1950s", has been bought by a French…
Greater London set to outperform prime for first time since 2009 – JLL
Posing the question Will the momentum continue?, JLL's annual Property Predictions seminar saw a panel chaired by UK boss Guy Grainger tackle some heavyweight issues yesterday.
Back to School: Ten of 2015’s hottest new instructions so far
One week in and we're already seeing some absolute stonkers hitting the market. Here's ten of the best...
1. Chesterfield Street, Mayfair
£14,000,000
PCL prices down 4% in Q4 as SDLT changes ‘subdue sentiment’
Savills has summed up 2014 as "a year of two halves" in the capital's prime resi market, with prices rising by +4.9% in the first six months before dropping off by -2.2%.
Double digit growth for residential auction action
The number of residential lots offered and sold at auction didn't move by a huge amount last year, but the value raised by the gavel soared by over 14%.
The quantity of lots nudged up by 1.
Hurford Salvi Carr sells £12m Tech City apartment block
Hurford Salvi Carr had a busy festive season, what with opening a new branch on City Road and shifting this freehold monster by Silicon Roundabout.