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H1 auction revenues hit £2bn for first time in six years
It sounds like the resi auction market has been rocking over the last 12-18 months, with packed auction rooms and increasing numbers of lots selling far in excess of their guide price.
Belgravia square reopens after developer’s £320k revamp
After a £320k makeover funded by Berkeley Homes, Ebury Square Gardens is about to reopen to the public.
Knightsbridge falls but “panic not, it is just an election”
Q2's London transactions at Strutt & Parker were 8% shy of the agency's quarterly average, but prices "continue to creep up" allowing total transaction value to rise.
Savills’ performance “driven by the recovery of markets outside London”
Savills has reported a decent first half to the year, with the real estate Group's revenue rising by 8% to £430.8m (from £399m in H1 2013), and pre-tax profits going up by 16% to £30.
£13,400 psf! Hong Kong house smashes global asking price record
A new development at the top of Hong Kong's exclusive Victoria Peak has just smashed the record for the world's highest asking price per square foot.
Tripadvisor for tenants launches in the US
A new tool that allows prospective renters to read apartment reviews by former tenants has just launched in the States.
easyProperty launch date announced
It's been announced that the new online estate agency offering from Sir Stelios - easyProperty - is going to roll out in September.
Surrey is “the strongest market outside the capital”
The South East is "ready for the ripple" announces Savills, with Surrey leading the house price charge.
London Uberground: Housing markets along the ‘ginger line’ outperform
One of London's least-celebrated transport links - the 'ginger line' - has actually had a profound effect on the property markets it passes through, according to Hamptons International's reckoning.
Oliver Burns joins list of MIPIM UK sponsors
Super-prime designer and developer Oliver Burns has just announced its gold sponsorship of MIPIM UK.
Marsh & Parsons to open three more branches by Christmas
London-based agency Marsh & Parsons clearly made some serious hay while the sun shone in H1.
Interim results released by owner LSL show that M&P's revenue in H1 increased by 19% to £16.1m (up from £13.
High & Flighty: Where next for London’s super-prime sales market?
Something's up at the top of the market. Recent reports of plummeting prices and drippy demand have signalled a change in fortunes for the capital's premier properties.