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London’s rental market ‘pauses for breath’ as luxury demand dips
The pace of rental value escalation in the capital is easing, says Benham & Reeves, as the 'frenzied' market seen in 2015's first half is replaced by a more sedate period of conservative growth.
Londoners bought 43% of all £2m+ prime regional houses in Q1 as the town-country value gap closes
"There is now clear evidence that the record value gap between the prime London housing markets and the rest of the UK has begun to close", says Savills, as every region outperformed the capital in the…
Villarum moves in on Henry VIII’s fairytale Norfolk mansion
William Cash's recently launched "serviced country house" business, Villarum Estates, has made a play for one of the most important historic houses in Norfolk, the spectacular Grade I listed East Barsham…
Coldwell Banker sets sights on Scotland and Wales
Luxury estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker is on the prowl for master franchisees in Scotland and Wales.
Stuart White controls operations across Great Britain for the US-based real estate firm;
Prefab Sprouting: ‘Lego-style’ rooftop extension craned onto Marylebone apartment
Apartment on Nottingham Place started life as a pretty modest 680 square foot 1.5-bed affair on a single-level of a period building
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Against The Grain: Could this be London’s first timber skyscraper?
Researchers at Cambridge University’s Department of Architecture are working with PLP Architecture and engineers Smith and Wallwork on the future development of tall timber buildings in central London.
Property funds ‘bucking PCL trend’
London Central Portfolio has published advance information from its property fund accounts, claiming the firm's second effort has been "one of the best performing global investments over the last…
Country house deals surge as buyers beat the second home surcharge
Prime country house prices nudged up by just 0.3% in Q1 2016, taking the annual rate of growth down to +2.4%.
That 2.4% increase is quite the chunk down on 2014's peak annual price growth rate of +5.
New Dubai ’emblem’ to be ‘a notch taller’ than the Burj Kalifa
Dubai's landmark drought has come to an end.
UK house price growth slows to 7.6% – ONS
Annual UK house price growth measured 7.6% in the year to February, according to the latest from the Office of National Statistics, down from the 7.9% recorded last month.
Cornwall Terrace’s ‘key house’ listed for £32m
The principle part of one of London's finest Recency terraces has come up for sale with a princely £32m price tag.