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London prices and transaction levels to rise by 7-10% in 2014 – KFH
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is second out of the gates this year with house price forecasts for 2014, following Hamptons' session with the tea leaves last week (which you can read here).
CBRE grows resi business with City and Docklands acquisition
CBRE has made another big resi business-building buy, following its acquisition of EA Shaw at the end of 2012, buying-up City and Docklands prime resi development consultancy/sales & lettings agency Alan…
Winkworth opens new Mayfair & Marylebone office
Winkworth has just announced a brand new office on Marylebone Lane to cover the Marylebone and Mayfair haunt, taking the agency's total London office tally to over 60 and stretching its lead as the capital's…
Central London sellers hitting 97% of guide prices as transactions rise 11%
Vendors in central London are achieving 97% of their guide prices, according to W.A.Ellis's latest market report, as stock levels remain stubbornly low.
Capital values are up by 4.
CGT: How will London stack up against New York, Hong Kong & Singapore?
Will the proposed CGT changes make London look expensive on the international stage? Savills doesn't seem to think so.
‘Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics’: What actually happened to Prime London prices in Q3
Alarmist reports from property portal Rightmove that the average price in London inflated by 10.
Singapore buyer exchanges on £200m Royal Wharf development site
Royal Wharf, a 37-acre site on the Thames, has been sold for around £200m to Singapore-listed developer Oxley Holdings.
Almacantar bags £220m loan for Centre Point scheme
Almacantar has reportedly secured a £220m monster-loan from US-based Starwood Property Trust and Starwood European Real Estate Finance for its ambitious Centre Point redevelopment.
Transaction volume to rise by 50% by 2018, pointing to a healthier market – Hamptons
“The fixation with house prices as an indicator of housing market recovery is misplaced," says Hamptons' Research Director in the firm's latest market forecast report.
42-acre rock star hotel site offered for resi development
A "landmark" development site on the banks of the Thames in South Buckinghamshire has been put up for sale by Irish "bad bank" NAMA, after an option by Barratt Homes expired.
New head of regulations for RICS
Gillian Charlesworth has taken over from Steven Gould as the RICS Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs.
K&C basement ban barny delays plans
Kensington & Chelsea's plans to put a stop to "iceberg houses" and mega-basements have, predictably, riled some property developers.