Company Tag: Knight Frank
£2m+ SDLT share to soar to 30% of total revenues – OBR
£2m+ home sales are likely to account for 30% of total SDLT receipts in 2015-16, up from 17% in 2013-14 because of the Autumn Statement's reforms, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
‘Crossrail effect’ has boosted prices by up to 38% since 2008
Average property prices within a ten minute stroll of Bond Street have shot up by 82% since Crossrail received Royal Assent back in July 2008, outperforming neighbouring areas by over 38%, says Knight…
#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.
Irish prices soar as global property performance slips
Knight Frank's Global House Price Index dropped a touch in the last three months of 2014 - its first fall in over two years - sliding by 0.
How will Australia’s foreign investment clampdown affect its residential property market?
Under pressure to cool a soaring housing market, the Australian government's proposed clampdown on foreign property buyers has raised a few eyebrows around the world.
Globalisation Vs Protectionism: Prime International Residential Index
"Those lucky enough to have property in the US are unlikely to have any complaints," says Knight Frank in its newly enlarged Prime International Residential Index (PIRI), as the agency ranks and rates…
Big spenders, high flyers and real estate buyers: The Wealth Report 2015
The ranks of the global super-rich are growing, Knight Frank tells us in its flagship annual report, and the UK is playing Mecca to the money - for now.
Next in Prime: Clerkenwell makes list of global hotspots to watch
Knight Frank has picked out five areas around the world poised become prime resi hotspots over the next few years, tipping New York's West Street, Cape Town's Main Road, Dubai's Business Bay, Hong Kong's Sai…
How many square metres of luxury resi does US$1m buy around the world?
Monaco – for the eighth consecutive year – has been confirmed as the most expensive city to buy luxury property in the world, with US$1m affording just 17 square metres of accommodation.
Mansion tax creates ‘two-speed market’ in prime central London
Prices across PCL nudged up (just) for the first time since September in February, says Knight Frank, but there's a marked difference between the sub-£2m bracket and anything over £5m, where mansion…
PCL rental growth hits three year high, but caution is ‘the dominant mood’
"The dominant mood in the prime central London lettings market in February was one of caution," says Knight Frank, despite rental price growth hitting a three-year high in February.
Rents rise by 0.
Couture Thing: Mayfair mansion designed for Gianni Versace asks £15m
A Grade II listed Charles Street mansion developed with the late fashion designer Gianni Versace in mind has just hit the market with a £15m price tag.