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Sourcing Property expands buying team
Independent buying agency Sourcing Property has recruited a new acquisitions specialist from top law firm Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.
Prime Purchase strengthens London team
Buying agency Prime Purchase has made another key addition to its London team.
Uh Oh We’re In Bubble: London is the most over-valued city in the world – UBS
Property prices in London and other global financial centres "are now, in many cases, fundamentally unjustified," says UBS. "The risk of a real estate bubble in these cities has risen sharply."
Supply levels rise as demand wanes in the prime London lettings market
The summer months are traditionally the most active for the lettings market of prime London and 2015 was no exception, notes LonRes in its Autumn Review.
The Rise of Rent: On Build to Rent and the power of small landlords
Build to Rent may be the billion-pound future of investment in the UK's private rental sector, says Hamptons International, but small landlords (with fewer than five rental units) are the backbone of…
Resi conversions up 40% in Q2
Q2 saw a 40% leap in the number of properties converted from office, retail, and agricultural use and into resi across England.
IMF Global Housing Watch: House prices ‘continue a slow recovery’
House prices around the globe "continue a slow recovery," according to the International Monetary Fund's latest quarterly stats.
Zoopla is the most high profile property portal; Rightmove the most popular – ZPG
Zoopla Property Group has discovered that Zoopla has the highest brand awareness of any property portal in the UK, but that Rightmove is still more popular.
Interior Blog Awards: Winners
The Amara Interior Blog Awards took over Firmdale's Ham Yard Hotel - and much of Instagram - last night; here's who won what:
BEST ARCHITECTURE BLOG
Dezeen
English Buildings (WINNER)
Homeli
One Hyde Park apartment tops September sales register
An apartment in Knightsbridge's One Hyde Park has topped the list of resi sales recorded by the Land Registry in September.
The latest dataset shows Apartment A.04.
78% of prime London agents think vendors are ‘being unrealistic’ about asking prices
The impact of changes to SDLT made at the end of 2014 "continue to be felt" across the prime central London resi market, notes LonRes in its Autumn Review, a situation exacerbated by increased uncertainty…
Clivedale wins Mayfair’s ‘last major office-to-resi conversion’
Developer Clivedale has won planning permission to convert JLL's former offices on Hanover Square into 41 luxury apartments and a hotel.