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The average London property listing is taking over four months to sell
Average time spent on the market has risen to 128 days, says UBS, up from 77 in 2016
London’s £20m+ market picks up some speed
Asking prices in the capital's ultra-prime market have adjusted more quickly to higher transaction costs, and activity levels have responded accordingly...
Britain ‘set for worst decade of housebuilding since WW2’
Housebuilding numbers have fallen in every decade since the Second World War, and the 2010s are set to continue to the downward trend - despite a rising population.
Ranked: 2019’s top commuter hotspots
Jackson-Stops looks into the best locations for train-going commuters into London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester
Prime regional prices fall as buyers and vendors sit tight
Values dipped by 0.9% in Q4, taking the annual change to -0.6%, notes Knight Frank...
Millionaires’ Rows: Ilchester Place tops price paid league table
Leafy Holland Park turning is now the most expensive street in England & Wales, according to Lloyds Bank
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Quintessentially Estates launches a ‘Lifestyle Lettings’ service, with free concierge membership for tenants
Property firm's "revolutionary offering" gives new tenants a complimentary membership to the Quintessentially Group’s concierge service
Sales volumes to take ‘short-term hit’ in Q1 – Sotheby’s
UK arm of global real estate network joins others in forecasting a very slow start to 2019; US interest expected to prove a major driver as currency advantage translates into big savings...
‘Brexit bargain’ in Kensington as townhouse loses a third of its value in ten years
Wycombe Square mansion goes through at £7.7m, nearly £4m less than the vendor paid for it in 2008
Government looks to reform developer contributions
A consultation has been launched to look at ways of improving the Community Infrastructure Levy to speed up housing delivery
Georgian wreck in Hackney fetches £1.5m at auction
Former home of high-profile columnist, writer and Times Literary Supplement editor Philippa Toomey came with collapsing ceilings and a completely overgrown garden