Format: News
London becomes “6th biggest city in France”
Douglas and Gordon have reported both significant activity from French buyers and a shift of focus from traditional prime locations in their latest 'Barometer' findings, released today
Major South coast portfolio offered for £10m
A 1,748-acre swathe of the South coast, including the foreshore of the Sandbanks Peninsula in Poole, is being marketed by Savills for £10m.
Waterside Network grows in Devon
Three South Devon agents have joined specialist waterfront agents Waterside Network
Abramovich’s unfinished mansion on the market at £70m
Roman Abramovich has put his Lowndes Square uber-project up for sale for £70m, despite it needing an estimated additional £15m to finish it off.
Savills triumphs again
Savills has once again secured its position as the UK’s number one property services firm by turnover, in Property Week’s annual survey of property advisors, for the ninth consecutive year and since the…
Changes to Scottish stamp duty proposed
The Scottish government has announced plans to replace SDLT with a new progressive system that would see buyers of higher-value properties paying a significantly higher tax rate
Super-prime buyers want flats, says LonRes
In a predictable prime central London property market where demand is still strong and supply short, LonRes's Spring Market Report highlights the differences in what buyers want below and above a £2m …
Scale of resi tax avoidance revealed
Unpublished government estimates, obtained by investigative website Exaro, have revealed "about 5,000 residential properties (as opposed to land or commercial property), each worth £2 million or more, …
PCL prices hit record high
Knight Frank's latest Prime Central London Index reports that, despite a 10
Malaysian bid wins Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station will be developed by SP Setia and Sime Darby, after the Malaysian bidders beat an estimated 15 rival proposals, including one by Chelsea Football Club to turn the 15-hectare site …
9-10/06/12 – Open Garden Squares Weekend
This weekend is the ever-popular Open Garden Squares Weekend in London, organised by the London Parks & Gardens Trust in association with the National Trust
Strutt & Parker joins forces with Christie’s
Strutt & Parker today confirmed their affiliation agreement with Christie’s International Real Estate, in a deal that will "leverage Christie's worldwide marketing reach, global auction house exposure, an…