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WA Ellis sells £25m worth in Cadogan Square alone in Q2
WA Ellis have reported a bumper few months, with buyer registrations up 45% and £25m worth of residential property sold in Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge.
Cluttons expect modest growth for resi property
Cluttons's latest Residential Property Forecast presents a very realistic - if slightly muted - view on the next few years for UK property: London will see annual growth of two or three per cent, whilst…
The Buying Solution: generally bullish
The Buying Solution are generally bullish about the prime resi market in their latest set of regional market comments.
Countrywide increases portfolio
Countrywide, the UK's largest lettings and estate agency group, has added another six businesses to their growing lettings portfolio, including two important acquisitions in London and the North.
Planning fees to rise by 15%
In a written statement issued this afternoon, Planning Minister Greg Clark has announced a hike in planning application fees, proposing a "one-off adjustment to up-rate fees in line with inflation, amounting…
Prime London house prices slow, but continued growth is ‘logical’
Prime residential property prices in London have risen by just six per cent over the last 12 months - the lowest annual rise since 2009 - with Q2 this year delivering an average rise of 0.
Two-speed market: prime country house prices drop; super-prime prices rise
Q2 saw a 1.5 per cent drop in prime country house prices. following a 0.2 per cent fall in Q1, according to Knight Frank.
Massive drop in £2m+ sales volume
The Land Registry has recorded a 40% fall in the number of £2m plus sales, compared with same period in 2011. Only 124 sales were recorded in March, from 205 the previous year.
London prime settled down in May
May saw London's prime market settle back to more normal levels after April's sharp price spike, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry.
Henry Adams acquires Cluttons’ southern planning arm
Chichester-based estate agent and chartered surveyors Henry Adams have bought Cluttons' Southern counties planning business and Chichester office.
Savills and Barclays settle mortgage fraud case
Savills and Barclays have come to a settlement over a major mortgage fraud case just days before it was due in the High Court.
Huge gains for Berkeley
Berkeley Group has reported a 58 per cent rise in full-year profits. According to the Cobham-based homebuilder, pretax profits rose to £214.8m, up from £136.2m a year earlier.