Format: News
Varsity Blues: Oxford and Cambridge bow to the river
Cambridge's property market has thrashed Oxford's by a good length over the past year, says Knight Frank in a Boat Race-themed bit of research.
Cambridgeshire prices have put in a strong +7.
Fund buys Old Brompton Road scheme for £25m
Cordea Savills has snapped up a tasty-looking new asset on behalf of its Prime London Residential Development Fund.
90% of developers believe the resi profits are outside of London this year
Nine out of ten residential developers think that the biggest profit opportunities this year are in the regions, rather than in Greater London, according to a survey by Regentsmead.
Hatton Real Estate launches resi arm
Commercial agency Hatton Real Estate is moving into the residential space, launching a new resi department headed up the firm's CBRE alumnus Matt Cobb.
River Dues: Old Father Thames’ 20% price premium
As Putney dusts off its deck shoes in advance of Sunday's Boat Race, Marsh & Parsons has noted that homes on that 374 yard stretch of river pay - on average - a 20% price premium for their views.
Another capital site for Taylor Wimpey Central London
Developer Taylor Wimpey Central London has made another addition to its burgeoning portfolio, snapping up a decent-sized site at Paddington Basin in an off-market deal.
Why buying or selling a property has never been a 2D experience
The internet services our needs as buyers and sellers to a point, but human beings require a human touch, says Ed Mead...
Prime rents fell most rapidly in London and Hong Kong last year – Knight Frank
Using its considerable research muscle to measure performance across seventeen major world cities, Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index recorded a 4.8% boost in 2013.
Strutts launches Cambridge lettings arm
A year after opening a sales office in Cambridge, Strutt & Parker is expanding services to cover residential lettings as well.
Peer-to-peer resi lender breaches £50m mark
Specialist property peer-to-peer lender LendInvest - which claims the title of first peer-to-peer lending platform specifically for residential and commercial mortgages - has now funded over £50m of property…
PrimeLocation Blog Awards: Winners
PrimeLocation's annual list of the best of the best property blogs has been announced.
Here they are:
Best Blog
Wreck of the week
Runner Up
Wow Haus
Best Blog Post
Upsizers & Downsizers: Prime regional market motivators
Prime markets across the country are becoming more balanced, says Savills, which argues that "2014 will be the year when the value gap between London and the prime suburbs and inner commuter belt finally…