Miscellanea
West End property owners back capital’s first Business Improvement Districts
Plans for new Property Owner Business Improvement Districts (PO BIDs) to transform parts of the West End have bagged the support of some real estate big hitters.
Introducing the PrimeResi Map and Sales Digest
There were 203 £2m+ residential property sales lodged with the Land Registry in the first three months of this year, down quite dramatically from the 494 that went through in the previous quarter.
EMEA’s luxury home market climbs as ultra-rich ‘flight to safety’ continues
Ultra-rich types are buying up luxury homes around the world "to further diversify their holdings," according to a new report by Wealth-X and the Sotheby’s International Realty, which also flags up…
17% of estate agency bosses earn less than £25k
Most estate agency partners / directors / business owners earn between £41,000 and £50,000, according to some research by property software people Expert Agents.
Estate agency "boss" salaries
Out Now: PrimeResi Quarterly Summer 2015 Edition
The prime resi market is always a fascinating subject, but the last three months were packed with more drama than most years can manage.
Cadogan portfolio soars to £5.2bn
The Cadogan Estate had a pretty successful 2014, going by its latest set of accounts. The overall value of its property portfolio rose by a chunky 13.5% to hit a new peak of nearly £5.2 billion.
Tasty Locations: House prices near Michelin Star restaurants outperform
House prices in most areas surrounding restaurants recently-awarded a Michelin Star outperformed the wider market the year following the accolade, according to some new research by Knight Frank.
Brouhaha over plans to turn landmark pub into a Foxtons
The Elephant & Castle pub, which some say gave the south London area its rather odd name, looks destined to become the latest branch of Foxtons.
Holiday Home Hotspots: England & Wales’ top ten destinations
Cornwall, unsurprisingly, is the UK's holiday home capital, notching up 10,000 leisure residences - that's 6% of all holiday homes in England & Wales.
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£2.73m: ‘Mansion’ Miliband tops party leader property stakes
Someone's just worked out that Ed Miliband would be the only party leader currently required to pay the proposed Mansion Tax.
Vendors now ‘more open to negotiation’ than at any time over the last six years
There's plenty of clients out there, and some deals to be had, reports Mayfair-based buying agency Black Brick, but most of the action has predictably been below £2m...
#Budget2015: The prime property industry’s reactions
No surprises in today's pre-election Budget, and not much new that directly affects the top of the market, but there are still some things to have opinions about...
Read about what was announced here.