Miscellanea
The Flying Solution: When buying agents take to the skies
How do you show an important client around all the properties on their shortlist, whilst battling with 50,000 festival revellers? Sometimes the only way is up, finds top buying agent Bobby Hall...
On Locations: Richmond’s ‘corridor of affluence’
The affluent enclave around Richmond Park and Village has a lot in common with the prime central London property market, with price performance moving in parallel over the last few years, says Knight…
Meat Market: They call them Offers, I call them Pointless
Too many cheeky buyers expect meaty discounts on well-done asking prices; not on my turf, says Alan Page.
The next time I go to my local butcher for a couple of steaks, here's what I'm going to do.
The Autumn Journal: PrimeResi Quarterly No.3, landing soon
450-page edition features well over 300 companies
China’s top ten property developers building international markets
Chinese real estate developers are driving $34.6bn-worth of property investment outflows from China into markets around the world, with some significant projects in prime London tapping that wealth.
On Locations: Canary Wharf’s rise onto London’s prime residential scene
The growth of Canary Wharf to become one of Europe’s largest financial services employment clusters in the last 20 years has overshadowed its emergence as a leading prime London residential market, says…
How to enhance the asset value of a country house
You don't necessarily need to plough major capital investment into an estate to boost its value, advises Savills.
Offshore companies have bought-up £150bn of UK property in the last 15 years
Over £150bn-worth of UK property has been bought-up by offshore firms since 1999, according to new research by The Sunday Times.
On Locations: The Wentworth Estate
A special report on the history and property market of Surrey's most super-prime enclave, sponsored by Hanover Private Office.
Nobody’s searching for ‘mansion tax’ anymore
After more than five years in the political and media spotlight, the Conservative's win in May's General Election seems to have finally quashed literally everyone's interest in the subject.
Development land values dip as buyers get pickier
The value of the UK's greenfield development land has fallen to levels last seen in August 2013, according to Knight Frank.
West London roads hit by huge increase in HGV traffic
Some minor roads in west London have seen HGV traffic more than double over the last few years, according to the Department of Transport's latest stats.