Latest Articles
Emerging Prime: On the future of high-end real estate in emerging markets
An ambitious project by international property portal Lamudi has produced a research paper on the future of real estate in the world's emerging markets.
Trademark warning for developers after Canary Wharf legal battle
A law firm has issued a warning to property developers about delaying trade mark applications, after an ambitious attempt to register the name Canary Wharf was turned down by the courts a mere thirty…
Villa with ‘Western Hemisphere’s sexiest pool’ asks £20m
Described as 'only comparable to a handful of properties found in perhaps the South of France or on Long Island’s Gold Coast', instructions don't come with much more fanfare than this.
2015 Forecast: National mainstream market, +3-5% – Halifax
Halifax is predicting that house prices across the country will rise by between 3% and 5% in 2015, but London's prime market is likely to be hit by "global economic worries".
‘The risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed’
A bullish stance on next year's property market from independent sales/acquisition agency Brooks Marshall, which argues that "the risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed".
Save the Date: Masterpiece London, 25 June – 1 July 2015
Dates for next year's art, antiques and design happening Masterpiece London have been confirmed as 25th June - 1st July, with a preview event on the 24th.
Uncertainty reigns as Notting Hill transaction levels plummet 48%
Traditionally one of London's most resilient micro-markets, Notting Hill has seen transaction levels fall off a cliff over the last few months.
International commercial property measurement standard published (and resi’s next)
After 18 months of toil by a group of measurement experts, including two global public consultations and a mind-numbing 85 drafts, the first international property measurement standard was published…
Agents’ Mutual may have short-term impact on membership numbers – Zoopla
Zoopla has announced record levels of traffic and squarely addressed the threat of Agents' Mutual in an intriguing set of results.
110,000 ‘mansions’ would be caught in Labour’s proposed levy
110,000 homeowners - 86,000 of them in London - would have to pay Labour's mansion tax, says Zoopla.
The Return of the Russians: Super-prime deals soar as vendors cut prices
"The Russians are back" in London and there's some "serious interest" from mainland Chinese buyers says Knight Frank, as it reports a 92% increase in the number of super-prime £10m+ deals compared to…
Labour outlines plans to sell off one of London’s grandest residences
Labour's Zero-Based Review of spending – "a root and branch review of every pound the government spends from the bottom up" – has thrown up the chance of some major trophy development opportunities hitting…