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Passion investments motor ahead, returning 77% since 2005
"Passion investments" - cars, jewels, trophy homes and the like - have out-performed shares since 2005 by quite the margin, delivering average returns of 77% according to Coutts' new Objects of Desire…
Easement Don’t Stop the Music: Ministry of Sound strikes deal with developer
It's been claimed that a "ground-breaking" deal over noise could pave the way for other residential development projects near entertainment venues, after The Ministry of Sound and Englewood Ltd reached…
The Pool on the Hill: John Lennon’s Surrey mansion up for £14m
John Lennon's old digs on the St George's Hill Estate in Weybridge, where he wrote much of the Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, are up for sale for £13.75m with Knight Frank.
Closing Time: Chinese mega-developer buys Wandsworth’s £600m Ram Brewery
The Chinese state-owned developer Greenland Group has just bought the 7.75 acre Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth from Minerva, in a transaction with a total investment value of around £600 million.
Montello launches £250m UK property fund with CBRE
Bridging finance specialist Montello has scored "a real coup" by teaming up with CBRE for its latest real estate fund, which will dabble in short-term lending deals as well as getting involved in development…
Fulham top for £1m+ sales as Battersea enters the big league
The London suburb of Fulham saw more £1m+ sales than any other area of the UK last year, with a whopping 335 deals at an average price of£1,779,323.
Town or Country: Downturn has created two distinct markets
"The London influence on the rest of the UK remains weak," says Jackson-Stops & Staff, which has led to two very distinct markets emerging from the economic woes of the last five years.
London tops foreign investment hotlist
London has pipped New York to be named as the world's top city for foreign estate investment opportunity, according to a survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate.
The Most Expensive Streets in England & Wales 2013
Egerton Crescent in South Kensington has been given the title of "Nation's Most Expensive Address" by Lloyds Bank for the second year running, with an average sale price of £7,369,000.
Chelsea, Knightsbridge & Mayfair outgunned by City & Fringe, Marylebone & Islington
Prime central London prices turned in a strong finish to the year, with a 0.8% rise in December halting a ten-month slowing in the rate of annual growth, which had dropped to 6.9% in November.
Letter from the Home Counties
Reporting back from the salubrious Surrey & Berkshire suburbs, Julian Amos reflects on last year's game of two halves and why this year's buyers need to take advice from those in the know...
Land Registry Index: 10.6% annual price increase for London as £1m+ transaction levels rocket nationwide
The latest (November) Land Registry Index is out and there sure are some interesting stats on 2013's sales volumes.