Location: International
How currency movements make the world’s luxury property markets go round
An 'attractive' exchange rate is often cited as a key motivator by international buyers, but exactly how much impact do these currency movements have on the world's prime residential property markets?
INTERVIEW: James Nightingall on revolutionising the UK’s buying industry
James Nightingall has big plans for the UK's buying industry.
From -2% to +12%: Where are this year’s best and worst performing towns?
The average British home increased in value by 6.5% (£90 a day) over the first half of 2014, according to Zoopla, but that number hides some hefty regional differences that range from a 2.
Lender launches range of expat mortgages
A lender had just introduced a new range of buy-to-let mortgages designed with the British expat in mind.
Asking prices fall for first time this year but ‘2014 is still the year to buy’
"The frenetic activity seen in some areas during the first half of the year is cooling," says Rightmove as July delivers a "not unexpected" 0.8% drop in asking prices.
To Buy Or Not To Buy? That is the election
What with 2015 coming up and all that, these experts have differing opinions on whether now is the time to buy a property in prime central London...
World in London #3: Government Intervention and the Key to New Supply
In the third part of Savills' World in London report, Paul Tostevin looks at how government intervention affects the capital's prime property market, and how international developers are the key to unlocking…
How far does the ‘London pound’ go around the country?
Strutt & Parker has come up with a rather nifty exchange rate idea to demonstrate how much property bang you get for your buck across the UK.
London prices increased by 20.1% in the year to May – ONS
Average house prices across the UK increased by 10.5% in the year to May 2014, according to the latest ONS stats. That's up from an increase of 9.
World in London #2: London in the world
The second part of Savills’ World in London 2014 report sees Sophie Chick and Lucy Greenwood exploring the truth about international buyers in London, and analysing where our capital sits in the…
‘Rotation away from the capital’ as property market responds to BoE rhetoric
"The overarching picture is a rather more balanced one this month" says the latest RICS Residential Market Survey, although prices are still on the up and demand is still outstripping supply.
Cadogan Estate snaps up £47m South Ken resi portfolio
The Cadogan Estate has just bagged a portfolio of nearly 200 properties across South Ken and Earls Court.