Main image: A luxury rental option is up for grabs on Upper Grosvenor Street in Mayfair at £10k pw (© Dimitrios Sofianopoulos)
Four key factors shaping London’s ultra-prime lettings market
How international policy, tax hikes & supply shifts are driving a bumper year for the capital's top-end lettings sector.
Prime London sales fall by over 30% but other metrics ‘suggest a busy market’
The run of low transaction volumes continued in July, reports LonRes, although under offers and new instructions signal ongoing buyer and seller activity.
Is the Prime London sales market turning a corner?
Latest LonRes data shows strong pick-up in under offer numbers and stabilising values - along with signs of a resurgence at the very top-end
Prime London sales market latest: Quiet December could be followed by a busy Q1
Transactions & values were both down on an annual basis last month, reports LonRes, but full-year numbers & forward-looking indicators are cause for optimism.
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Rumourmill: Treasury considers Mansion Tax with CGT on high-value homes
The Chancellor is reportedly looking into charging Capital Gains Tax on top-end homes, and/or the prospect of an annual levy on the most expensive properties.
Ranked: The cost of buying, owning & selling a $2mn property around the world
New research goes beyond the listing price to reveal the true cost of a high-value residence, from Singapore to London.
Savills hires ex-Strutts director to head Guildford resi sales
Ed Boden previously spent eight years at Strutt & Parker, where he ran the South Kensington and Chelsea branches.
Savills names new head of global residential development consultancy
Branded residences specialist Louis Keighley has stepped up to lead the London-based division after nine years with the firm.
Super-rich tenant shells out £75k pw for Mayfair mansion as high-value rentals surge
The number of 'ultra-high-end' rental deals in London has doubled in the last year, new figures indicate.
Agency reports slew of top-end deals in Richmond as buyers home in on SW London
Price records fall as househunters compete for 'once-in-a-generation' opportunities in outer prime hotspots.
‘Surprisingly resilient activity’ in PCL as agency reports super-prime hat-trick
Savills recently completed three deals worth a combined c.£50mn within 18 days, including significant residences at The OWO and The Whiteley.
Dubai super-prime developer hires ex-1508 London regional director
Joe Chamberlin joins 25 Degrees to lead next phase of firm's 'explosive growth.'
PCL developer highlights outside space price premium as park-side tower breaches sales milestone
Almacantar puts terraces in the spotlight for summer sales drive at The Bryanston.
‘Significant’ Bishops Avenue home sells for 20% less than 30 years ago
Veteran super-prime agent Trevor Abrahmsohn reveals details of a notable deal that illustrates a wider point.
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