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Seven spring homebuyer trends
From ugly houses to sustainable ones, here's some of the more interesting buyer trends noted by the Stacks team so far this season...
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Lions, Alphabets & Affluence: Exploring Fulham’s property market appeal
Fulham has cemented its reputation as one of the most sought-after locations in London, says Savills' Sophie Chick, with significantly lower prices than neighbouring Chelsea, an established high-value…
Required Reading: Understanding rights of pre-emption
Recent reforms have made resi and mixed-used development projects increasingly fashionable, but rights of pre-emption remain a minefield for the unwary investor, writes Sarah Finch...
The importance of good guidance in today’s market
As buyers cast their nets more widely and investigate unfamiliar areas, they will need advisors with extensive knowledge of emerging locations, says Camilla Dell...
Where to Invest in Prime Central London: A Brexit speculators’ guide
Some pockets of prime central London are offering particularly strong potential for investors, says London Central Portfolio (LCP), especially as uncertainty over the UK's position in the European Union…
Supply Matters: What’s really in the prime London development pipeline?
We've been hearing a lot of mixed messages about the luxury new-build pipeline in prime London, from all-guns-blazing reports of sales success (e.g.
Trendwatch: The let-to-renters
While let-to-rent isn’t a new concept, it’s becoming a great deal less niche as an alternative owning/living option, says Stacks' David Brooke Smith...
The London Slowdown: Not a correction but a return to normality
London’s prime market needed the steam to be released from it and this slower market will probably be here for some time, says LonRes Chairman William Carrington...
The New House Price Index: A Trojan Horse for Council Tax re-valuation?
The new index could introduce some far reaching potential consequences which could affect the nation as a whole, warns Charles Curran.
Does higher stamp duty really matter for investors in central London?
As we put a bonkers Q1 behind us, Tim Hassell considers the likely long and short term impacts of the latest SDLT hike on the UK's buy-to-let market...
The Bubble Deflates…Slowly: PCL values peaked in 2014 and have already fallen 15%
From talking to agents, looking at valuations over the last two years and then analysing the market evidence, James Wyatt's research house Parthenia figures that prices in prime central London have already…
Picky planning is ‘contributing to a completely unfair and immoral housing shortfall’
"Change isn't happening", says Stirling Ackroyd's Andrew Bridges as new figures show that the number of new homes granted planning permission in London has plummeted by 64% in the last year, with…