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Manhattan Projects: A survey of New York’s super-prime new-builds
The top-end of Manhattan's apartment market is driving prices skyward, with the average new-build condominium expected to reach $5.
Buy-to-let landlords ‘seriously in the dark’ on annual running costs
It's been claimed that some UK landlords are overestimating their potential buy-to-let returns by up to 50%, as new research puts the total cost average annual cost of running and upkeep of a BTL property…
Dev Secs reports performance ‘step change’ with record profits
Development Securities has reported "a step change in performance" with record pre-tax profits and a record level of development and trading gains realised during the year.
Students overtake financial sector as PCL’s biggest renters
New research has claimed that students are now the biggest renters in prime central London, overtaking the financial sector in terms of numbers and shelling out an average of £28,866 a year in rent.
Talking Stock: Analysing PCL’s key residential supply trends
The number of dwellings in the Royal Borough has barely altered since 2001 and some of prime central London’s golden postcodes have actually lost stock, according to some eye-opening new research into…
Mayfair ‘blight’ to become London’s next £500m scheme?
One of the last remaining major development sites in Mayfair is being put up for sale this week, with some talking about the potential for a £500m scheme.
Size Matters: Glebe launches Mayfair’s biggest lateral apartments
Developer Glebe is claiming that its ultra-prime resi conversion of the old Buick motorcar showroom on Albemarle Street has delivered some of the biggest lateral apartments in central London.
Grosvenor posts record profits after timely London resi disposals
Grosvenor Group has just announced record pre-tax profits of £681.8m in 2014, well up from the £506.9m posted in 2013.
How many £1m+ deals will be going through in 2019?
It's been estimated that nearly 28,000 £1m+ properties will be sold in the UK each year by the time we get to 2019.
Election ‘sweeteners’ could fundamentally change the UK housing market
Edward Burton looks back on a week of extravagant promises and headline-grabbing announcements, including that worrying mention of an additional rate of SDLT for foreign buyers...
Labour pledges on rent controls, letting agent fees and stamp duty
If Labour gets into power after the General Election, Ed Miliband has pledged to cap rents so they can't rise by more than the rate of inflation over the course of a three-year tenancy.
The Property Rich List: Britain’s real estate billionaires
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