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Quantifying the return on home improvements
"What difference would £50,000 worth of home improvements make to the value of your property?"
This was the question posed to 2,000 UK homeowners recently, revealing some very confident consumers.
Belgravia mansion features in $1bn fraud case
Townhouse on Lygon Place listed amongst $1bn-worth of trophy assets the Feds are looking to "recover" in a case involving a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund
Transaction numbers bounced 9.4% in June – HMRC
The number of residential property deals increased by 9.4% in the last month, according to the latest from the Revenue & Customs, rising to 94,550 transactions between May and June.
Relocation searches ‘up by 50%’ in prime London lettings market
The prime London lettings market is showing "signs of positivity", with a "healthy" number of deals being agreed for this time of year, according to Knightsbridge agency W.A. Ellis.
Number of registered architects hits record high
37,989 are currently registered with the Architects Registration Board (ARB), up from 35,157 in 2014
Scotland plans to extend permitted development rights to build more, faster
Scotland's government is planning to extend permitted development rights (PDRs) in an effort to get more homes built and to speed up the planning process.
Lester’s Haus scales back in London
Haus branches in Chiswick and Shepherds Bush have closed up shop
Stacks becomes first RICS-accredited independent buying agency
Firm set up some 32 years ago and HQ-ed in Gloucestershire
Major drop-off in sales of London homes under construction
Following yesterday's stats showing a 2008-trumping trough in London's second hand resi market during Q2, new data has turned the spotlight on what's been happening in the new-build market.
Mall Change: Admiralty Arch residences hit the market
A single, 15,000 square foot stonker would pack 12 bedroom suites, six-metre ceilings and could be worth, according to some estimates, up to £150m
UK house prices ticked upwards in May
The latest UK HPI update (to May, importantly) puts annual UK house price inflation at 8.1%, the same as it was in April, after a monthly price change of 1.1%.
French bank forecasts ‘severe downturn’ for post-Brexit PCL
French bank Société Générale has included one of the bleakest post-Brexit predictions we've seen so far in a note to its clients.