Company Tag: Savills
Savills announces strong set of results as UK resi transaction profits jump 34%
Savills has turned in a strong set of preliminary results for 2013, with the resi side of the UK business looking in particularly fine fetter.
Budget2014: Reactions
There's a definite sense of anti-climax around these parts, even though no-one was expecting much to start with. Here's what the prime resi community thinks of today's Budget announcements...
“Unprecedented appetite” for alternative resi investments – Savills
There's "unprecedented appetite from investors for reversionary residential investments" after last year's "significant turning point in the market," says Savills, in a new report that highlights the…
Savills partners up in San Francisco
Savills has struck a deal with a market-leading San Francisco-based real estate brokerage, significantly strengthening the firm's US capabilities.
Historic hunting lodge comes up for sale… in London
An important Grade II listed Richmond Park hunting lodge - originally built for Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland - has just come up for sale near Barnes, complete with the original stables and tack room.
Global Live-Work costs spiral 21% since 2009 as world economies “rebalance”
Hong Kong, London, New York and Paris top a new list of the most expensive cities for live-work spaces from Savills, with all four topping the $100,000 per year mark.
Savills tops real estate SuperBrands list
Savills has walked away with the top spot in SuperBrands' Real Estate category.
Levy lift to put self-builders back on track
Around 3,000 "mothballed" self build projects will kick back in to action as a result of the lifting of the Community Infrastructure Levy on owner-occupied and -commissioned homes, according to the government…
Bidding on a house? There’s an app for that
Savills has partnered up with Barclays to offer auction-goers even more impulsive ways to buy: just scan the QR thing from within the bank's Pingit app, and job done.
“Debilitating” taxes cause Singapore property market slump
Total residential investment sales in Singapore slumped to S$862.
Going to Town: The rise of regional urban prime
A growing trend reveals that buyers relocating to the prime regions are choosing urban locations over their rural counterparts, says Savills' Sophie Chick.
Downsizing could be key to solving the housing crisis – Savills
All this talk of building new houses is well and good, but what about using existing stock a bit more efficiently, asks Savills in its latest (25th anniversary edition) Residential Focus report.