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‘No easier’ to buy a PCL pied-a-terre in 2015 than it was in 2014
The Midtown, City and Docklands patch has witnessed some pretty interesting trends over the last year, reports local agent Hurford Salvi Carr, including pied-a-terres becoming flavour of the month...
Foxtons in Q4 sales slump
Foxtons has reported a big drop in sales commission in its latest trading update.
The estate agency confirmed that Q4 sales commission was down by a whopping 25.7% on the same period in 2013.
Clarges Mayfair sales top £250m
British Land has reported notching up £365m worth of resi sales last year, as its Clarges Mayfair scheme continues to bring home the bacon.
The £300m Mansion: JFK’s childhood home tipped to become London’s most expensive
'Totally unique offering' on Princes Gate has planning for a return to single resi use
£150m development site hits the market in Westminster
A humongous site has just been brought to market in hot-to-trot Victoria with planning permission for a 160-unit resi scheme.
Balham Boom: London’s best performing area sees property prices rise by £415 a day
House prices in South West London's Balham put on a growth spurt last year, outpacing the rest of the capital by quite the margin, says Marsh & Parsons.
Alpine property index launches
A French agency has decided to track trends in the alpine market by launching a new quarterly property index.
‘Britain’s most expensive one-bed’ asks £9.9m
Thought to be Britain's most expensive one-bed flat, this 1571 square foot apartment has just hit the market in One Hyde Park for £9.9m.
$100m One57 penthouse sets new Manhattan price record
An 11,000 square foot apartment on the 89th and 90th floors of the One57 development on 57th Street has been crowned "Manhattan's Most Expensive Condo" after officially closing for $100.5m.
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.
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.
Savills partners up in Paris
Savills has announced a tie-up with top-end Parisian firm Agence Varenne.