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More offers but vendors remain “precariously bullish”
A busy run-up to Christmas has been forecast for the London property market by Douglas & Gordon, a result of the "lethargic" start to the traditionally hectic autumn season.
Homeward-bound for £45m Mayfair Mansions
More evidence that Mayfair's coming home: two neighbouring Mayfair Village buildings ripe for conversion to substantial private residences.
London’s property boom is over, and UK property prices won’t recover until 2019
A double-header of gloom from Knight Frank's latest house price reports: Liam Bailey and Gráinne Gilmore believe that next year will see the end of prime London's house price boom, and that property…
A trophy home in London? Yes We Can!
In case you hadn't noticed all the pop concerts and ticker tape, it's US election day.
More stock but buyers continue to “wait and see”
Recent reports of a slight fall of 3.6% in the number of sales transactions in prime central London in Q3 have been attributed (by Chesterton Humberts) to a growing "wait and see" mentality.
Londonewcastle acquires in Clerkenwell
Property developer Londonewcastle are set to collaborate with new investor and developer The Third Quarter on a collection of new penthouse apartments in one of Clerkenwell's key buildings.
Central London prime resi on the rise
There's a lot going on in EA Shaw's "Patch" (the bit between the West End and the City); new masterplans and new prime property developments seem to be popping up all over the place.
RICS calls for compulsory regulation of property sales agents
90% of UK homebuyers want compulsory regulation for estate agents to better protect buyers, according to a new RICS survey.
New build values in Mayfair “to triple by 2050”
Shrill accusations and sullen aftermaths - who doesn't love a good old-fashioned "game" of Monopoly?
Boom in residential conversions as planning approvals hit record levels
The number of office sites being converted to domestic accommodation is set to rise significantly over the next two years - primarily in Central London - driven by the continuing rise in residential values,…
Mayfair penthouse sells for £19.5m (a 400% price increase in 16 years)
A penthouse on Park Lane has just sold for £19.5m, breaking the £4,000 per square foot barrier and achieving a 400 per cent appreciation since being sold by the same agent in 1996.
Rise in number of property millionaires
43 per cent of properties in prime areas of London are now worth £1m, up from 34.6 per cent a year ago, according to new research from Marsh & Parsons.