Sales
Confidence Blossoms in PCL: Properties are selling faster, with fewer price reductions and fall-throughs
The Lonres Spring Residential Review reports a real air of optimism blossoming through the prime central market, with a doubling in the number of new instructions unable to stifle a 9% rise in the average…
500 up for Strutt & Parker open house event
With the promise of a balmy ten degrees and perfect viewing conditions, over 500 homes have apparently signed up for Strutt & Parker's Open House Day this Saturday (6th April), as the agency's clever annual…
Prime country house prices rise for first time in two years
The first uplift in country house prices since 2011 has been recorded by Knight Frank's Prime Country House Index, although values remain roughly around 2004's levels and performance has depended greatly…
35% jump in London’s £2m+ sales
Whilst the latest data from Land Registry's House Price Index showed an overall year-on-year drop of 15% in the number of transactions across the UK in December, it was different rules as usual for the…
Strongest Q1 since 2007 for London’s residential investment market – Jones Lang LaSalle
The return of the domestic buyer has driven a mighty Q1 for Jones Lang LaSalle, as the firm reports being involved in almost £1bn worth of residential transactions so far this year.
PCL prices up 8.4% on the year – Knight Frank
Average UK house prices rose just 0.2% in February, whilst prime central London property prices went up by 0.9% to take the annual increase to 8.4%, according to Knight Frank's latest Market Update.
Spring fling highlights a “bedrock of belief” in mainstream market – Rightmove
The mainstream property market’s spring fling has kicked in, with London setting another new house price record as average asking prices reach £486,890, according to Rightmove’s latest House price…
Mayfair mansion goes for £32m
A 10,000 square foot Grade II mansion in the heart of "Mayfair Village" has just sold on a guide price of £32m.
Crossrail hubs on track for 40% price surge
Residential prices around Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and Canary Wharf look set to steam ahead by 40% over the next five years, as Crossrail cuts a swathe through the capital and drives massive -…
Battersea rents catching up with Notting Hill as PCL prices level
There are twice as many buyers and tenants to each property outside prime central London, compared to inside the PCL zone, according to the latest Douglas & Gordon Market Barometer.
The Westminster Constitution: The Portman Estate
Following this morning's news of the £37m purchase of the entire Eastern side of Portman Square, Martin Bikhit continues his analysis of Westminster's key micro markets with the in-demand Portman Estate...
Parklife: One Cornwall Terrace goes for £80m
A company controlled by the entrepreneur Marcus Cooper has reportedly bought one of London's most expensive terraced houses - a Grade I listed mansion on Cornwall Terrace overlooking Regent's Park with…