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Savills brings Scotland to London
There's a 'surge in interest' for prime Scottish property from London-based buyers, says Savills, which is organising a Scottish Property Expo in the capital at the end of April to tap the demand.
Square Mile High: How the City hit £3,000 psf
After a 15.3% surge in the last year alone, resi prices in London's Square Mile are reaching highs of up to £3,000 per square foot, says Diana Alam, Associate Director of Residential for JLL...
Prime London prices behind the curve as PCL plateaus
The prime central London market is hitting a plateau, says Savills, but that doesn't mean that prime London is over-priced...
Deverell Smith appoints twelve new consultants
Property recruitment outfit Deverell Smith has announced a raft of new appointments in response to a boom in demand for top candidates across the industry.
Some of the new starters
Rare batch of new-build homes launched in Marylebone
The first new-build houses to be built as a group in Marylebone for over thirty years have just been released, with prices starting at over £4m apiece.
PCL v Prime Country: Price gap ‘close to the widest it has ever been’
"The differential between prime central London and prime country houses is close to the widest it has ever been", says Knight Frank in its latest market briefing, but there's something of a resurgence…
£10m Victorian period piece comes to the market in Kensington
One of the last vestiges of high Victoriana in Kensington has just hit the market for a cool £10m.
Bids rise as supply tightens for sixth month in a row
The number of properties per estate agency branch has dropped for the sixth consecutive month to tickle a ten-year low, according to the NAEA.
How have global tax changes affected luxury property markets?
'Certain taxes were more effective than others towards their intended purpose in curbing prices,' says Christies International Real Estate in a survey of global property tax changes last year.
Compare the Markets: Global luxury property prices benchmarked
What's the price of luxury? Well it depends where you're buying, says Christie's International Real Estate, which has worked out what the entry prices are in ten prime destinations around the world.
INTERVIEW: City & Country’s Helen Moore on respectful heritage development
Fresh from overseeing the ambitious conversion of Bentley Priory in North London, Helen Moore, MD of developer City & Country, on respecting heritage, spotting opportunities and creating value...
National market back on track as transactions build but don’t boom
The national housing market is 'showing signs of strengthening' says CBRE, as transaction levels maintain 2013's strength (last year saw 1.1 million deals go through;