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Bubble Watch: A field guide to the world’s most over-valued property markets
The "majority of world cities are significantly overvalued" says UBS in its Global Real Estate Bubble Index, as it charts the imminent risk of price drops in key global hubs.
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Insurers call for traffic-light flood risk info on all property ads
The Association of British Insurers has called for a traffic light system to be introduced on property adverts and particulars to clearly display the potential flood risk.
Apprentice star’s agency opens fourth office in four years
Jamie Lester's Haus Properties is launching another office in leafy Fulham, taking its tally of branches in the capital to four.
EG Rich List 2015: The Top 50
The definitive annual survey of the wealthiest people with property assets in the UK - the Estates Gazette Rich List - looks pretty different to when it was first published in 2002.
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.