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The return of the buyers’ market?
Both the £10m+ segment and out-of-prime areas are now vulnerable to price drops, says buying agent Camilla Dell, as the whole London market changes gear in favour buyers in the run up to May.
Green Figures: Investment in public realm can ‘double’ average values
Investing in good quality landscape design should be the first thing developers consider when planning a scheme, the Landscape Institute has said in the wake of a new study into the UK's housebuilding…
Scottish referendum “had a minimal effect on pricing” in Edinburgh – Knight Frank
Edinburgh's property market is getting "back to business" trumpets Knight Frank, as prices rose by 1.3% between July and September - the fourth consecutive quarter that things have gone up.
New Finance Director returns to Berkeley
Berkeley Group plc has named its new Finance Director, after Nick Simpkin, who'd held the post for five years, left the company in September.
The East leads prime London’s rental growth
London's prime rents have increased by 1.4% year-on-year, says Savills, with particularly strong demand for one- and two-bed flats driving the market in the last three months.
Qatari Diar makes headway on US Embassy scheme
US Embassy developer Qatari Diar has reported reaching a key 'milestone' in its plan to transform the iconic building on Grosvenor Square.
The Definitive House Price Index? Consultation opens into merging official indices into one
The Office of National Statistics is thinking about rolling four different national house price indices - including the Land Registry's and the ONS' own - into "a single definitive House Price Index,"…
PCL projects under threat as developers face ‘concerning’ construction shortages
The delivery challenge facing developers and investors in prime central London has never been greater, according to a new report by consultancy EC Harris, which predicts that some projects in the capital's…
Stock levels up 30% as demand cools: A London market overview – Chestertons
Some lovely stats and graphs in Chestertons' new London Property Market Overview.. Here's a digest:
Mainstream London Sales Market
Wanted: £1m homes and buyers for Ch4 documentary
Channel 4 is scouting around for ten-or-so £1m homes and prospective buyers across the UK for a "major primetime documentary".
‘Sharp declines’ in asking prices expected, but little change for achieved values
Forecast season is off to an early start this year, with Chestertons following hard on CEBR's heels for a first look at 2015's tea leaves.
Who will live in a house like this?
Prime global rents soften; London prime rents stand 23% above 2008’s post-Lehman level
Rents in global prime cities have dropped a touch, says Knight Frank, although the rate of decline is slowing in the world's key financial centres...