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‘Removal of anonymity’ & sanctions behind PCL’s high-end sales slide, suggests accountancy firm
Sales of £5mn-plus properties in the traditional prime resi heartlands look to have plummeted by a third in the past year.
Penthouses unveiled at £150mn East London scheme
Rockwell debuts set of six marquee residences at the SimpsonHaugh-designed Vetro.
Palladian secures planning for new townhouse project in Chelsea
'Quintessential' 1850s townhouse in the Boltons Conservation Area will be reworked and extended.
Cala picks up prime Ascot site for resi development
The 7.5 acre site has a GDV of over £50mn and could 'help remaster the centre of Ascot'.
No Autumn bounce for mortgage lending
BoE data shows a continued decline in mortgage lending activity through September.
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Super-prime sales lodged last month included a handsome Holland Park villa and a basement flat in Knightsbridge.
Home Counties estate agency launches ‘swanky’ fifth branch & HQ
Hat and Home's new office in Sandhurst has been 'specifically designed to be a fun and empowering environment' for operations staff.
Zoopla expects average house prices to fall 2% in 2024
'The risk of a major collapse in house prices is becoming less of a concern,' says Zoopla, although some areas could see a 5% decline next year.
Super-prime St John’s Wood villa with significant planning consent sets new price record
The former London home of pop star Rihanna has sold to an overseas family, achieving a local price record of £3,500 per square foot.
Savills launches residential business in Barcelona
The property consultancy continues its European expansion drive, having opened offices in Lisbon, Porto, Rome, Milan and Palermo within the last 12 months.
Giles Barrett: On the fragmentation of the property market
'I just looked at the leading portal for ‘Notting Hill properties launched within the last 7 days’; from the 72 new listings, there were 34 different agents. If
Government revamps move to phase out ‘feudal’ leasehold regime
Michael Gove's new Leasehold Bill could mean all new houses must be sold as freeholds.