Format: News
Fulham prices up 13% this year already (but where have all the developers gone?)
We've been hearing lots about fair Fulham recently, with apocryphal tales of wild-eyed buyers scrapping it out in the streets over a modest two bed.
Olympic architect designs first project in New York
The much-lauded firm of architects behind the London Aquatics Centre has just bagged a prominent resi commission in New York City.
Land Registry & ONS plan definitive UK House Price Index
It's taken a while, but it seems we may finally be on the verge of a single UK house price index, incorporating the ONS and Land Registry data.
Buyers return to Scottish prime property market
Things are looking up for Scotland's prime property market, according to Knight Frank, as buyers finally start to emerge from the woodwork.
Tories call for Stamp Duty switcheroo
A bunch of Tories have published a pamphlet that calls for stamp duty to be paid by vendors, not buyers.
Call to arms as CPRE unveils charter to stop destruction of the English countryside
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has today launched a three-point charter to save Britain's countryside.
Street Wise: One viewing enough for new breed of savvy buyers
The hothouse property market in London appears to be cultivating a whole new type of buyer, according to one agency.
HMRC scuppers £135m SDLT avoidance scheme
A tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme reportedly used in the purchase of Chelsea Barracks.
Scotland’s stamp duty revolution could catch on…
It's possible - likely, even - that the whole UK stamp duty system will be overhauled in the wake of Scottish changes to the system, claims The Telegraph.
Big first half of the year for house prices; Rightmove doubles annual forecasts to +4%
Average asking prices are 4.8% up on the same time last year, according to the latest from Rightmove, with prices rising for the seventh month in a row and posting the second successive national record.
Readies Sorted: Walker Crips launches UK’s first regulated bridging fund
Wealth and investment manager, Walker Crips, has just announced the launch date for what it claims to be the UK's first regulated bridging finance investment fund.
RICS puts housing at the top of the agenda
The first RICS National Residential Conference happens on 16th July at the Kensington Close Hotel in London, with a keynote speech by Mark Prisk MP.