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The average London property price tops £500k – Land Registry
Prices across the country nudged up by 0.4% in the last month, while London values increased by 1.
Autumn Statement: New higher SDLT rate for buy-to-let and second homes
George Osborne's third pop at the country's finances this year saw housing - or the "crisis of home ownership" - near the top of the bill.
Autumn Statement: Prime property industry reactions
A 3% increase the rate of stamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes, and a chunky pledge of extra funding for new housebuilding have set tongues wagging in the aftermath of the combined Autumn Statement…
Mapped: Prime property price movements around the world
Measuring the performance of luxury resi markets in fifteen world cities over a one and five-year period (2010 to Q3 2015), this handy map from Knight Frank and EY has exposed some key macro trends at-a-glance.
The Style Somerset: The private members’ club effect
Forget the Waitrose Effect.
UK house prices rise 6.1% as North-South divide deepens
UK average house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015, up from 5.
The average home now changes hands every 19 years
The average number of years between property sales has dropped from nearly 25 to just under 19 since 2010, with southern homes shifting far more frequently than those in the North.
The Devil is in the Detail: Is London really in ‘bubble-risk’ territory?
Is the London property market a bubble risk? It may be, but UBS’ recent one page report on the capital does not prove it, argues Maskells boss and former banker Charles Curran...
The UHNW Multi-Homer’s Wishlist: Green, smart, serviced and island
79% of the world's 211,000 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals own more than one home, and these super-rich types are increasingly buying "non-traditional homes" outside their domiciles, according…
First 180 Television Centre homes sell out (with 150 going to UK buyers)
It's been reported that the first 180 units planned for inside BBC Television Centre have already been spoken for.
Inside Peak: Hong Kong’s latest (and greatest) ultra-prime scheme
An extraordinary scheme is taking shape in Hong Kong right now, involving one of the most impressive teams of internationally-renowned architects and designers to be assembled in recent years.
‘Britain’s biggest private house’ goes for £8m
The sale of Wentworth Woodhouse, one of England's finest houses, was confirmed over the weekend.