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House prices to rise by 8% next year as new instructions “close to stagnating” – RICS
An "acute imbalance between burgeoning buyer demand and sluggish supply" will drive house prices up by 8% in 2014, according to the RICS, as new instructions to estate agents are "close to stagnating"
Prophet & Loss: The difficult business of property market forecasting
Why did so many commentators and analysts get it wrong this year? Perhaps we still don't fully understand the strength of the forces behind the price growth we've been witnessing, says Camilla Dell..
What does £10m get you in the best bits of London these days?
According to Beauchamp Estates and Dataloft, the average price paid per square foot for London properties over the £10m mark has increased by a chunky 27% since 2011, rising from £2,400 per square foot t…
Uh-Oh, We’re in Bubble: 93% chance that London is over-priced
Someone's come along and told us we're in trouble: there is, according to the eminent Professor James Mitchell of Warwick University's business school, a 93% chance that London is in the midst of a property …
Former Chesterton man makes a splash across the Channel
Graham Downie, the former Director in Charge of Chesterton International in Mayfair, has just been named as the new Chief Executive of French giant Leggett Immobilier.
Grosvenor raises £210m of debt for Belgravia spending
Sounds like there's a prime spending spree in the offing; Grosvenor has raised £210m of unsecured long term debt to "help finance forthcoming investment in Belgravia.
“Fiscally Neutral” Autumn Statement introduces CGT for overseas buyers
Stretching the definitions of "Autumn", the Chancellor has just delivered his annual Autumn Statement
Autumn Statement: The property industry reacts
It hasn't taken long for the prime property industry to wade in with opinions on the Autumn Statement. Here be some lively thoughts on capital gains tax and more..
The five “worst” property investment markets of 2013
Bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase "kick 'em when they're down", Greece has been named "Worst Property Market of 2013"
Berkeley buys in Bath
Sol Zackay's Topland Group has sold a swathe of prime Bath city centre to Tony Pidgley's Berkeley Group.
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Still in London at 32? That’s not normal.
Hamptons has been looking at where the 250,000 exiting Londoners move to and when..
Housing optimism hits new (but not that high) heights
Consumers' perceptions of the UK property market continue to get ever-more rosy - but are still generally morose - according to the latest sentiment survey from Lloyds Bank