Company Tag: Knight Frank

Developer locked down the site at the southern end of Lucan Place in December

It's "a muted start to the year" says Knight Frank, echoing recent sentiments from LonRes, as property prices in prime central London rose by 0.1% in January, edging annual growth up to 1.2%.

Knight Frank's burgeoning New Homes operation has added another name to the teamsheet in London, with the hire of former Chestertons and Currell man Christopher Jones.

It's still only January, but one of the biggest deals of 2016 has been confirmed up in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Prime rents in the Home Counties dropped by 0.3%in 2015's final quarter, says Knight Frank, leaving rent values 4.3% up on the year. Q4's decline followed a 0.

Average values in prime central London ended 2015 up 1% after a flat December, according to Knight Frank's year-end tallies.

As the prime central London is stifled by higher SDLT rates for high-value residential transactions - with deal numbers tumbling by 19.

Scooping Saturday's record rollover jackpot of £57.8m would make you wealthier than Andy Murray, Adele and E.L.

While prime central London flatlines, the prime country market has been posting some meaningful growth in average values and transaction numbers.

Sydney will see the biggest rises in residential property prices of any prime global city this year, says Knight Frank, while Hong Kong, Singapore and Paris are all likely to see price drops.

It sounds like vendors are starting to get the message that the market in prime central London has undergone something of a sea change.