Sales
Steady as she goes
There is nothing wrong with the underlying health of the market, says Trevor Abrahmsohn
Battersea Power Station resi sales to start next month
Battersea Power Station is "on track to begin construction in the summer and to begin hand over of Phase One to the new owners in 2016,” with residential sales slated to kick-off in Asia in January and i…
London’s £17.3bn “secret buy-up”
It's hardly news that a lot of London's prime residential property is owned by offshore companies, but an investigation by the Times has put some rather interesting figures forward (just in time for tomorrow's…
More buyers after “homes with benefits”
Demand for properties with income has soared by 50%, according to Fine & Country, as buyers look to supplement their earnings and boost pension pots.
Unknown taxes drive PCL stock up 47%; exchanges down by a third
There's nearly 50% more prime property stock knocking around central London this month compared to last November, according to Knight Frank's latest stats, as tax becomes the great unknown for buyers
Greens and pleasant land driving buyers to the Home Counties
Great schools and even better golf courses keep the cash flowing through the shires, says Julian Amos
Prime property prices set “to plateau” in 2013
More agents are joining the ranks predicting a drop-off in price growth next year; the latest - top London-based firm WA Ellis - is tipping a shift to more realistic pricing as the main driver
Land Registry data out; £1m+ volumes up and some monster deals in West London
All the latest juicy data from the Land Registry is out, showing the number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1m in August 2012 was up 12% to 843 from 753 in the same month last year.
Made in Chelsea: Aylesford International flogs £40m in a month
Flurry of heavyweight deals
“We’re responsible for over a quarter of all £2m-£6m house sales in Notting Hill and Holland Park” – Crayson
It sounds as though it's been a carnival of a first year for new kid on the block, Crayson
Strutt and Parker forecasts country pursuit
Strutt and Parker has joined the ranks of property agents predicting a rush to the country next year, as London sellers take advantage of "one of the widest price gaps in history
Asking prices slashed, except in London
Rightmove have revealed that average asking prices across the UK fell by 2.6% last month, despite a 1.2% increase in asking prices in London