Location: International
Cambridge trounces Oxford to top university property league
Sambucas will soon be lit up and down the country in an age-old ceremony to mark the start of the new academic year, but which university towns and cities have been on fire in real estate terms?
Hip Hoorays: The rise of ‘Brand Mayfair’ for wealthy youngsters
"Whatever your impression of Mayfair, maybe it’s time to think again," trumpets Chestertons as it argues that the area "is fast becoming a must-have area for wealthy youngsters."
Pizza peer selling Mayfair block for £80m?
A prime slice of South Audley Street is reportedly being sold off for a cool £80m.
Half as many people are moving home now compared to 2007
Around 155,000 people moved home in the first half of this year, says Lloyds Bank; that's 9% fewer than in the same period last year, and less than half the number that moved in 2007's boom-time (327,600).
Prime Property of the Week: Spirit of Scotland
Gin Head, Near North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
£3.5m
Sydney mansion smashes Australian price record
A ginormous house in a swanky suburb of Sydney has just sold for "between $60-$70m", making it the most expensive resi deal in Australian history.
‘Substantial uptick’ in Manhattan deals as prices dip
"The number of Manhattan apartment sales greatly increased in the four weeks leading up to July 1," says New York real estate website City Realty from across the pond.
Savills buys Aussie estate agency; opens flagship resi office
Savills has completed its acquisition of Sydney-based real estate agency Cordeau Marshall.
Prime London rents falter as bankers’ optimism fades
Rental values in prime central London have dropped - albeit by the smallest of measures - for the first time since February 2014. July saw PCL rents fall by 0.
Pace of price growth in global prime cities halves – Knight Frank
"Asian cities are rising up the rankings," says Knight Frank, as seven of the top ten cities in its Prime Global Cities Index are now based in the Asia Pacific region.
‘Stamp Duty reform has had little impact’ – CBRE
December's Stamp Duty reform probably hasn't had that big an impact on the £2m+ property market, argues CBRE.
On Locations: Chelsea Riverside, London’s new prime neighbourhood
The expansion of the prime London property market is leading to growth opportunities in new areas of the capital.