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“Good Parents” now make up 29% of buy-to-let market
A new report by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has flagged up a wave of "Learner Landlords", who have entered the UK buy-to-let market on the back of recent tough economic times.
Last chance on Cornwall Terrace
After what you could safely call a pretty successful sales push, only one of Oakmayne's ten Cornwall Terrace uber-projects remains on the market.
Where is Kensington’s One Hyde Park?
The lack of decent schemes in W8 has not gone unnoticed by the capital's army of canny developers. Camilla Dell investigates the new crop of prime projects vying to tempt the Knightsbridge crowd...
Average values in prime central London hit £2m
One agency reckons the average price of a property in prime central London has just nudged over the £2m mark.
Merging Markets: The blurred lines between London prime and non-prime
It's no longer a case of Prime Vs Non-Prime property markets in London, says Douglas & Gordon's Chairman Michael Hodgson; capital values are riding the same wave, and both are cooking on gas.
The Summer Set: So long to the Kipper Season
This is the busiest Summer in James Bailey's memory, as both sales and lettings markets sizzle in the sunshine. That admin will have to wait 'til Christmas, says the MD of Henry & James.
Savills revamps house price forecasts: Bigger rises ahead
Savills has gone back to the drawing board with its five-year property market forecasts. House prices are rocketing up faster than anyone thought - +3.
Prime regional prices to rise by 19.8% over the next five years – Savills
The 'burbs are back to pre-crunch peak prices, according to the latest from Savills, as house prices show signs of a fully-fledged recovery across the UK's regions.
Vive Londres! French buyers head East
Did you know the French population in London has increased by 75% over the last ten years?
Fulham prices up 13% this year already (but where have all the developers gone?)
We've been hearing lots about fair Fulham recently, with apocryphal tales of wild-eyed buyers scrapping it out in the streets over a modest two bed.
Buyers return to Scottish prime property market
Things are looking up for Scotland's prime property market, according to Knight Frank, as buyers finally start to emerge from the woodwork.
Big first half of the year for house prices; Rightmove doubles annual forecasts to +4%
Average asking prices are 4.8% up on the same time last year, according to the latest from Rightmove, with prices rising for the seventh month in a row and posting the second successive national record.