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Magna Carta Island hits the market
A private island in Berkshire, where the Magna Carta is said to have been signed in 1215, has just hit the market for £3.95m.
The 64% Price Lag: New-build investment risks ‘exposed’
£1.2bn-worth of new-build stock has been snapped up in London already this year, but what kind of premiums have these buyers been paying for 'newness'.
Humberts’ rebrand aims for best in show at the CLA Game Fair
Humberts - the country side of the old Chestertons Humberts - is ramping up its rural roots and lengthy lineage ahead of the big reveal of its new brand - which promises a "certainly unique" logo - on…
Cluttons opens in Blackheath
Cluttons has opened up a new office in Blackheath, "highlighting the huge demand for properties in the leafy-green spaces of south-east London."
UK’s fastest-selling property hotspots revealed
Cambridge has been named by Rightmove as the 'fastest-selling hotspot' in the country.
Surrey set for a 7% price increase by next summer
Barton Wyatt is predicting a 7% price rise in Surrey by next summer as “the London ripple effect has finally kicked in”.
How tech workers are re-inventing London’s corporate rental market
London's corporate rental landscape is changing, says Savills, as the traditionally dominant financial and insurance sectors give way for techno-tenants.
How far does the ‘London pound’ go around the country?
Strutt & Parker has come up with a rather nifty exchange rate idea to demonstrate how much property bang you get for your buck across the UK.
Agents’ Mutual reveals consumer brand name: OnTheMarket
Agents' Mutual, the challenger property portal founded by Knight Frank, Glentree Estates, Chestertons, Douglas & Gordon, Strutt & Parker and Savills, and supported/owned by many more, has settled on…
Dukelease and Oliver Burns team up in style on Jermyn Street
PCL specialist developer Dukelease has called in super-prime interior design and development outfit Oliver Burns make its "most prestigious scheme" - 102 Jermyn Street in St James's - really pop.
‘At this stage, it is volumes that are falling, not values’ – D&G
There's been lot of talk about London cooling, says Douglas & Gordon's Chairman Michael Hodgson, but it's too early to tell if prices are actually falling.
‘Concerning’: PCL transactions tumble by 25%
The volume of transactions is "concerning" says W.A.Ellis, as its year-on-year sales figures for prime central London plummet by 25%, and the number of house sales sits 45% down on June 2013's level.