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Capital’s capital growth doubles to 12.6% in 2013 – Cluttons
After capital value growth of +3% in 2013's final quarter, taking the annual rise to +12.6%, the average property in prime central London is now worth £1.
House prices to rise by 8% next year as new instructions “close to stagnating” – RICS
An "acute imbalance between burgeoning buyer demand and sluggish supply" will drive house prices up by 8% in 2014, according to the RICS, as new instructions to estate agents are "close to stagnating".
No Country for Old Glen: International businessmen dominate Scottish estate market
Scottish estates worth a combined total of £54m changed hands in 2013, according to the latest stats from Savills.
Living the Dream: “Lifestyle purchasers” return to rural market
2013 has been an "interesting" year in the market for farms and land, according to Chesterton Humberts (or "up and down" in other words).
2014’s ten biggest sales will be… mostly in London and New York
"No-one is surprised" that the six of the ten most expensive homes on the market right now are in London and New York (three a-piece), with nine out of ten sitting in either the UK or the US, according…
Prophet & Loss: The difficult business of property market forecasting
Why did so many commentators and analysts get it wrong this year? Perhaps we still don't fully understand the strength of the forces behind the price growth we've been witnessing, says Camilla Dell...
Mansion Block: Mayfair mansion house sales stall as apartment interest rises
Mayfair resi sales are 25% up on last year, but are still 75% below their 2007 boom-time peak, according to the area's top estate agent Wetherell's (with a 25% market share according to Lonres) review…
What does £10m get you in the best bits of London these days?
According to Beauchamp Estates and Dataloft, the average price paid per square foot for London properties over the £10m mark has increased by a chunky 27% since 2011, rising from £2,400 per square foot…
Prime London settles into the slow lane
UK house prices are now 6.5% up on the year, having risen by 0.6% in November. Prime central London, however, is getting comfortable in the (relatively) slow-lane, with prices rising by just 0.
“Anaemic supply” driving up house prices
Expectations for future house price growth hit a more than 14-year high in November, says the RICS in its latest sentiment survey, as the amount of homes coming onto the nation's market, once again, fell…
“Strong but not spectacular” 2014 on the cards for prime London – Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons is expecting London prices to "stabilise" next year, with annual growth of between 5-7%.
After recording a chunky 10.
Game of Homes: Overcoming high pressure tactics
As the London property market continues to surge, some of the high pressure tactics deployed in the previous boom are back with a vengeance.