Location: International
Sotheby’s ramps up RDI activity with raft of high-profile launches
The UK arm of Sotheby's International Realty has been upping its Resi Development & Investment game lately, bagging instructions across three new high-end schemes in London.
Buy-to-Let Stamp Duty: What the new surcharge means for the property market
After George Osborne used his Autumn Statement to drop a surprise bombshell on the property investment sector, tacking an extra 3% SDLT levy on second homes and buy-to-let properties, Savills has produced…
Global house prices ‘step up a gear’ as all eyes turn to the Fed
Knight Frank's Global House Price Index increased by 2.7% in the year to September 2015, as five of the 55 tracked countries posted double-digit growth and the pace of China's decline slowed.
‘Wonderfully fruitful’ Q3 in the West End – CBRE
CBRE has reported a "wonderfully fruitful" quarter in the West End, with a 78% rise in sales activity compared with Q2. Sales so far this year are now up 41% on the same period last year.
Lodha’s Altamount smashes Indian price record
Lodha's first Luxury Collection development - Altamount in Mumbai - has notched up the highest per square foot price for a single apartment in India.
Family home prices are rising seven times faster than the national average
Price growth in family homes is more than seven times the national average in key regional centres, says Jackson-Stops & Staff, after looking at property prices in England’s traditional county towns.
Dubai developer tempts Chinese buyers with ‘fully-paid vacation offer’
Two of the world's top mega-developers have come up with a novel idea for getting Chinese buyers to dip a toe in the Dubai property market.
Transatlantic value gap tempts wealthy London buyers over to New York
Pitting the UK capital's luxury property market against its closest competitor on the world stage has revealed some fascinating findings for Beauchamp Estates and its new US partner Leslie J Garfield,…
Beauchamp agrees ultra-prime tie-up with Israeli agency
Curzon Street-based Beauchamp Estates has signed a deal with one of Israel's top property agencies.
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.
Singaporean developer bags mighty Mortlake brewery site for £158m
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just been snapped up for a cool £158m.
Different by Design: Why branding for residential developments is key
The value of design in property development is more than just the architecture of the building or the style of the interiors, it’s in the branding of the project as a whole says design guru Lee Barfield.