Company Tag: Knight Frank
PCL buyers in restrained mood as price growth falls to five-year low
August is usually pretty quiet in prime central London, but a combo of higher stamp duty and global financial turmoil put buyers in particularly restrained mood this time around.
Uncertainty in Chinese stock market ‘likely to drive appetite for London property’
China’s economic crisis sent shockwaves through markets across the world, but Chinese investors are likely to continue investing in reliable overseas assets, including London property, says Black Brick's Camilla…
Prime central London rental growth slows as stock levels stay up
Rental value growth in prime central London has dropped to its lowest quarterly level since April 2014, says Knight Frank, as demand dropped in August but supply levels stayed high.
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…
Prime Recce: City & East London residential development hotspots
Knight Frank's James Barton gives us the inside track on the City & East areas offering up the most exciting resi development opportunities right now...
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‘No quiet summer’ for house price sentiment
Knight Frank's House Price Sentiment Index has risen in August for first time in six years.
The IT Crowd: Young tech millionaires splash out on London’s super-prime homes
Youthful tech and IT millionaires are fast becoming some of the key players on London's super-prime scene.
At-A-Glance: Redrawing London’s super-prime map
It looks like super-prime buyers are starting to venture outside London's "golden postcodes" in search of value and product.
Rising interest rates and a slowing global economy top property market risk list
Rising interest rates are the biggest threat to property price performance in the UK, says Knight Frank, as it charts the biggest risk factors to the market.
True Romance: Inside the £20m Somerset heartbreaker
Described as "England's most romantic estate", the achingly beautiful Compton Castle has reportedly just changed hands for around £20m, which would also make it the most expensive property ever sold…
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.
Rise of the Renters: Yields tighten as PRS sector blooms
Regional cities outside of London have been the driving force in a significant lift in the number of households in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last decade, says Knight Frank, but yields across…