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Omni lends £55m ‘holding bridge’ for super-prime London resi scheme
Christian Candy-backed short term real estate lender Omni Capital has provided a chunky £55m "holding bridge" in advance of proposed development work on residential premises in super-prime central London.
Property Price Wars: Prime London buyers haggling average £178k off asking
While the market remains subdued, both as a result of extensive price rises over 2014 and it being an election year, realistic pricing of properties is crucial, as these findings by Lonres clearly demonstrate...
Estate agents limber up for 10k charity race
After the runaway success of the first "London Estate Agents 10k Race" last year, Housing for Women has announced details of this year's event, which is aiming to raise £20k to help provide accommodation…
‘Pent up demand’ building in PCL as election nears – Knight Frank
Prime central London's property market - especially the £2m+ segment - has been in lockdown for the last month, says Knight Frank, as annual price growth hits a five year low and both vendors and househunters…
PCL rents rise faster than house prices – Knight Frank
Rents in prime central London saw their biggest increase in six months in April, rising by 0.5% to take a values increased by 0.5% in April, annual growth to 4.1% - a four-year high.
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Oxford and Cambridge outperform as Londoners capitalise on house price gap
Uncertainty may be ruling the roost in London’s housing market, but it's a different story in other parts of the country, notes top buying agency Garrington.
Another ‘country house clause’ triumph for Adam as Norfolk mansion gets the go-ahead
Securing permission for a scheme under 'Gummer's Law', which allows the building of new country houses if - and only if - they are considered to be of ‘exceptional quality or innovative design’, is…
Tory triumph ‘could unleash a pent up multi-million pound wave of Indian investment’
A Conservative majority on Thursday "could unleash a pent up multi-million pound wave of Indian investment into the prime London residential property market," says NW specialist estate agency Rescorp Residential.
In Pictures: Diddy’s surprisingly low key New Jersey pad
Hip hop mogul Sean "P Diddy" Combs has re-listed this frankly rather elegant affair in New Jersey.
Now on for a tad over £5.
LendInvest recruits top Microsoft marketing man
Peer-to-peer mortgage lender LendInvest has hired Microsoft's Director of Global Brand and Marketing Strategy as its new Chief Marketing Officer.
Oxfordshire manor house with ‘the finest view in England’ hits the market
Lording it over what's been described as the best vista in the country, this Grade II listed Georgian manor house has just become available in a very stately corner of Oxfordshire.
What’s the starting price for a luxury home around the world?
The starting point for a luxury home in London is $6m (about £3.91m) according to Christie's International Real Estate.