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Letter from the West Country: Where to buy in 2015
The Buying Solution's West Country expert Ed Clarkson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his patch and tips us off on where to find some serious value for money before everyone else cottons on...
‘Sharp jump’ for Scotland’s £1m+ market
The number of seven-figure deals in Scotland climbed by 9% in the last quarter of the year, reports Knight Frank.
Transactions climb but stay short of 2007’s peak (in most places)
The number of homes sold in the first ten months of 2014 was 21% higher than during the same period in 2013 and a solid 60% up on 2009's low-point, but was still 27% below 2007's boom-time.
Galliard signs Asda property man to guide expansion plans
London's biggest privately-owned resi developer, Galliard, has hired property/finance guru Paul Huberman as a non-executive director to "advise on corporate disciplines and structuring as Galliard Homes…
Berkeley’s Ebury Square scheme rakes in £355m in just four months
Just sixteen weeks after launch, Berkeley Group's super-prime development in Belgravia has all but sold out, generating a whopping £355m for the firm.
Strutts revises PCL forecast down to zero but ‘pleasantly surprised’ at regional activity levels
Strutt & Parker may have quietly revised its 2015 PCL price forecast down from 2% to a big fat zero, but it's "pleasantly surprised" at the levels of activity going on the regions, especially given the looming…
Former Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker duo launch Yorkshire buying agency
Two of the northern property scene's biggest hitters have teamed up to launch a Yorkshire-based buying agency, after seeing a spike in demand from wealthy private clients.
Chestertons teams up in Toronto
Another week, another new Associate for Chestertons International.
This time, the firm has recruited Canadian long-player Harvey Kalles Real Estate to take care business in and around Toronto.
Regions outperform as growth spreads beyond the Home Counties
Four bedroomed houses in Dorset were the ones to beat in terms of asking price growth in 2014, according to new research out today.
Prime Property of the Week: Hyde & Sleek
The Burlington Residence, 6 Connaught Place, Hyde Park
£12.75m
Even world-weary property peeps will find it hard not to be impressed with this super-prime effort from Redrow.
Housebuilding jumps by 10%
The number of new homes being built across the country has risen to its highest tally since 2007, according to the latest government stats.
137,010 new homes were started in 2014;
House price expectations drop to 18 month low – Knight Frank
We're "in for a steadier year than 2013 or 2014" this year, says Knight Frank, although "overall house price sentiment remains at an elevated level by historical standards."