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Gone in 48 Hours: Investment group snaps up ten houses on Billionaires’ Row
It's all kicking off on The Bishops Avenue.
Investment group LJ Capital has bought up ten properties on the exclusive road in North London - dubbed "Billionaires' Row" - in an off-market, 48-hour mega-deal.
St James buys up former convent in West London
St James, part of the Berkeley Group, has just bought a massive former convent in West London, which it plans to redevelop into a resi-led scheme next year.
Juwai’na Buy in London? PCL property attracting more sophisticated international buyers
The appetite for prime central London property from the world's wealthy seems insatiable, says James Bailey, and international investors - particularly from China - are getting ever-more sophisticated…
Return of the Ripple: Greater London price growth outstrips PCL
The "ripple effect" is the big story in Knight Frank's latest analysis of the London property market.
Splitting the Difference: Average discount from asking price shrinks to 2.9%
The gap between average asking prices and average prices achieved is smaller than at any time since 2007, according to new findings by Hamptons International.
“Real” house prices still 16% below 2008 market peak
It's a "highly regionalised" market across the UK, according to Knight Frank's latest resi market update: average house prices across the country are 5% up on the year, with prime central London showing…
Hate Figures: The real cost of sensationalist statistics
Rightmove needs to understand the trouble its stats are causing, says an incandescent Ed Mead...
Anyone reading Twitter will have gathered I’m angry.
“Strongest house purchase performance in five years” as lending rises 41%
Gross mortgage lending stuck at just over £16bn in September, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Last month's £16.2bn wasn't far off August's £16.
London asking prices rocket by an “unsustainable” 10% in a month
There's "no fear of a price bubble outside London", according to Rightmove's latest House Price Index;
Lofty Ambition: Central St Martins redevelopment unveiled
One of Soho's most eagerly anticipated new resi schemes - the transformation of the former Central St Martins School of Art into The Saint Martins Lofts - has just been unveiled (although nearly half of…
We’ve only made two price reductions all year – Crayson
As a full picture of Q3 starts to form across the capital, West London agency Crayson has been unleashing some attention-grabbing stats on its W14, W11, W10, W8 and W2 patch, reporting significant increases…
Cruising for a Bruising: Is the top end of the market heading for a fall?
Activity levels across London's prime and super-prime residential markets are plummeting, says Trevor Abrahmsohn... Is the top-end on the brink?