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London’s property ‘flippers’ forced to sell at a loss
The FT reports on investors being caught out in the capital's off-plan market...
Public Rights of Way tool offers instant checks
Search Acumen’s ForeSite platform now maps the 133,000+ miles of Public Rights of Way across England and Wales.
Watch: The ‘formidable task’ of developing Ten Trinity Square
China's Reignwood Group has released an unexpectedly-candid marketing video charting the development of its landmark super-prime project in the City of London, Ten Trinity Square.
Surveying the shape of Britain’s development finance market in 2019
'If the figures add up, there is finance available', says Enness Group's CEO Islay Robinson - despite current economic uncertainty and the UK's development finance scene having seen some big shifts in…
Home-mover & buy-to-let lending falls as remortgaging booms
10.8% more homeowner remortgages were completed in 2018 than in 2017, says UK Finance, while 11.5% fewer new buy-to-let and 1.9% fewer new home-mover mortgages went through.
Westminster’s ‘voluntary mansion tax’ brings in over £600k
'The hundreds of thousands of pounds being allocated today shows that wealthy householders do care', says council, nearly a year after launching its 'ground-breaking' tax experiment
Deal sealed on rare new-build townhouse in Chelsea
£7.25m project by Banda Property replaced a postwar block on Rawlings Street
‘One of a kind’ Georgian revival proposition asks £4.5m
1920s affair in NW London looks much, much older than its years...
New knotweed tracking tool helps flag local infestations
A new interactive Heatmap tracks sighting of Japanese Knotweed across the UK.
Housing supply picks up, but delivery still undershooting need
Number of new homes built across England rose to 238,000 in the year to Q4 2018, up 12% on Q4 2017, notes Savills; even so, London only delivered 56% of homes needed at an aggregate level
Proportion of international buyers in PCL hits six-year high
57% of the homes sold in London's priciest postcodes during H2 2018 went to overseas purchasers, reports Hamptons International, the highest level recorded since H2 2012;
Street Views: International buyers in Prime Central London
The proportion of overseas purchasers in PCL is at a six-year high, according to new research out today, accounting for over half of the homes sold in the capital's top postcodes.