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West London to see slowest price growth in Britain over the next five years
Average house prices are in for a 30% increase over the next five years, with London (not PCL, mind;
‘Punitive’ Scottish property tax overhaul creates ‘window of opportunity’
It looks like Scotland will get a new progressive tax regime to replace the existing SDLT structure from April next year, and the changes have created a "six month window of opportunity" at the middle…
Country market eases to slowest price growth in nearly two years
The country house market seems to be slowing from a brisk march to a gentle stroll, says Knight Frank, as the rate of price growth trundles to its lowest point in nearly two years.
Marsh & Parsons plans first North London branch
Marsh & Parsons is lining up its fourth new office opening of the year.
The new branch, in the heart of Camden, will be the agency's first to cover North London exclusively;
Knight Frank’s former resi development chief joins Weston Group
The man widely credited with establishing Knight Frank as a major player in the resi development sector has joined the management team of Weston Group Plc.
‘Return to more sensible prices’ as ‘steam evaporates’ from the UK market
The pace of property price growth across the UK has regressed 16 months back to June 2013 levels, says the RICS, as demand drops for the third month in a row.
Chinese buyers are ‘increasingly more daring with their real estate investments’
Chinese buyers are looking to less traditional international property destination as "many housing markets around the world are now considered overvalued," says super-portal Juwai.
Grade I house with one of Regent’s Park’s biggest gardens up for sale
The former home of the late Princess Diana's aunt - a Grade I-listed affair with one of the biggest private gardens in Regent's Park - has just come up for sale sporting an asking price of £11.5m.
Luxury UAE portal sets sights on UK & US markets
A super-high-end real estate portal, which limits the number of agents able to list stock to just 100, has launched in the UAE with plans to conquer the UK and US markets in 2015.
Green Figures: Investment in public realm can ‘double’ average values
Investing in good quality landscape design should be the first thing developers consider when planning a scheme, the Landscape Institute has said in the wake of a new study into the UK's housebuilding…
Five years and £350m up for The Collection LLP
A property search consultancy set up by former Black Brick Associate Partner Caroline Takla has been celebrating hitting the £350m mark after five years in business.
The Definitive House Price Index? Consultation opens into merging official indices into one
The Office of National Statistics is thinking about rolling four different national house price indices - including the Land Registry's and the ONS' own - into "a single definitive House Price Index,"…