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Prime London rents drop again
November saw prime London rents fall by 0.3%, taking the annual drop to 2.8%, according to Knight Frank's latest Prime Central London Rental Index.
London’s £17.3bn “secret buy-up”
It's hardly news that a lot of London's prime residential property is owned by offshore companies, but an investigation by the Times has put some rather interesting figures forward (just in time for tomorrow's…
Battersea Power Station resi sales to start next month
Battersea Power Station is "on track to begin construction in the summer and to begin hand over of Phase One to the new owners in 2016,” with residential sales slated to kick-off in Asia in January and…
Steady as she goes
There is nothing wrong with the underlying health of the market, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
HS2-affected homeowners “may be trapped for 15 years”
With two judicial reviews against the planned high speed link between London and Birmingham set to begin in the High Court, HS2 Action Alliance (HS2AA) has claimed that of the 170,000 plus households…
More buyers after “homes with benefits”
Demand for properties with income has soared by 50%, according to Fine & Country, as buyers look to supplement their earnings and boost pension pots.
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Knight Frank expands in Belgravia with George Trollope acquisition
Knight Frank has acquired the resi estate agency side of Belgravia's George Trollope, bringing the total number of KF offices in London to 19.
SDLT avoidance schemes double
The March budget's assault on prime property owners and investors has caused the number of stamp duty avoidance schemes to double this year, according to legal bods Pinsent Masons.
Will Wednesday be the tipping point for HNWs?
Britain is in grave danger of entering negative territory this week, says James Bailey
Client-side: Prime central lunacy
In the second of who-knows-how-many parts, serial renovator and buying-agent-turned-client Alan Page decides that prime central London is the only place to become a (semi-) serious property doer upper.
Portal Authority: Leeming joins Belvoir
Property portal pioneer Nick Leeming has joined Belvoir Lettings as the company's second Non-Executive Director (NED), after leaving Zoopla earlier this year (as reported by PrimeResi here).