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Capco rides high as portfolio soars in value
Capital and Counties saw the value of its vast property portfolio increase by 22% in 2014, from £2.3bn in 2013 to a massive £3bn.
Lillie Square, where Phase 1 prices have breached £2,200 psf
London’s £2m+ transactions fall off a cliff
The latest figures from the Land Registry have shown there was a significant year-on-year fall in the number of properties sold for over £1m during November, in London in particular.
New Australian clampdown ‘sign of international backlash against wealthy Chinese property investors’
The Australian government has unveiled new proposals to curb foreign investment pouring into its real estate market.
PM Tony Abbott
KFH Surrey Quays moves over to Canada Water
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is moving its Surrey Quays branch to Canada Water.
‘An amazing year’ for Scotland, but the Better Together property boom ‘has not happened’
The expected house post-No-vote house price boom failed to materialise in Scotland, as a relentless series of policy tinkering and economic shifts ladled uncertainty on the market, said Strutt & Parker's…
Mortgage lending drops in London
Lending in London tailed off in 2014's Q4 says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as the levels of both house purchase and remortgage lending fell both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.
Record profits for Countrywide but ‘sluggish’ market on the cards for 2015
Countrywide, officially the UK's biggest estate agency and owner of brands like Hamptons International and John D Wood, has turned in a record set of results but warned of "sluggishness in market trends"…
Mansions Under the Hammer: What does £7m buy at auction?
In case you hadn't heard, last year was a particularly big one for the UK's auction houses.
Scotland ‘will outperform the rest of the UK this year’ – Savills
Scotland's mainstream property market is in line for a much better year ahead than it's southern counterpart, claims Savills.
The agency is forecasting a +3.
London Square launches in Teddington
Resi developer London Square is putting the finishing touches to the marketing suite for its new scheme in Teddington, SW London, which launches on Friday.
ONS publishes hyper-local house price stats 1995-2013
The ONS has published annual "House Price Statistics for Small Areas" (let's call them HPSSAs) for the very first time. The move is designed to make it that bit easier to drill down into local trends.
Prime Purchase expands London team with key hire from Foxtons
Prime Purchase has strengthened its offering in the capital by hiring a key member of Foxtons' sales team.