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House price growth dips as the East of England charges – ONS
House prices across the increased by 5.2% in the year to July 2015, according to the latest ONS statistics, down from 5.7% in the year to June 2015.
Mapped: The major buyer ‘flows’ shaping international prime resi markets
"Globally mobile" individuals pretty much shape prime city and retreat resi markets around the world, says Savills, by snapping up additional homes for business or leisure.
Chinese super-rich investor visas plummet 91%
As the financial ferment continues in China, it looks like the number of super-rich Chinese investors bringing their cash into the UK has fallen off a cliff.
Top Shoppers: The big spenders linking London’s luxury retail and resi markets
New research has looked into the correlation between luxury retail and property sales in London, and it turns out they're pretty closely linked.
Prime Property of the Week: Turner Prize
Star & Garter, Richmond, Surrey
£1.2m-£7.5m
One of the most important launches of the autumn is happening tomorrow in leafy Richmond.
VanHan optimistic on PCL sales market
Thomas van Straubenzee and Rory Penn's boutique agency VanHan is expecting the market to pick up in prime central London over the next three months, and has tipped Mayfair as the hotspot to watch.
Turning Schemes Into Reality: On delivering unusual and adventurous developments
London is playing host to some of the most innovative design in the world just now, particularly at the luxury end of the property market.
Year of the Dragon: Hong Kong developer bags green light for £8.4bn Greenwich scheme
Hong Kong mega-developer Knight Dragon has been given the go ahead for its ambitious Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, delivering 15,720 new homes and a whole new district twice the size of Soho.
Digs Spenders: London’s £600m foreign student lettings market now a ‘key driver’
The 107,000 international students currently studying in London contribute a whopping £600m in rental income to the capital's lettings market, with some spending up to £1,500 a week on swanky digs…
USA is the world’s ‘clear number one’ for residential investability – Savills
"Investors in international residential real estate should combine an understanding of macro metrics and an appreciation of local, shorter term drivers of house prices when making buying decisions," says Savills as…
Hong Kong trumps London & New York as world’s highest value resi location
Hong Kong has held onto its crown as the world’s highest value residential location, recording an average price per square foot way above that of London or New York.
SBID International Design Excellence Awards 2015: Big ticket finalists
The finalists of this year's SBID International Design Awards have been announced, with public voting now open to source a winner in time for a presentation ceremony at The Dorchester on 27th November.