Location: London
Sales activity reaches six year high, despite no Spring supply bounce – RICS
Surveyors are whooping as Q1 saw the average number of houses sold per chartered surveyor clamber to its highest level in six years, according to the RICS
Where’s best for long-term real estate investment?
Three Canadian cities - Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary - have taken the top slots in a list of 50 global cities that 'could be the best bet for long-term real estate investment,' drawn up by property behemoth…
Chelsea hospitals battle over Brompton site
The Royal Brompton Hospital's plans to sell-off a 3
Prime Property of the Week: X-Factory
Clarendon Cross, London
£12m
Nestled in an achingly fashionable pocket of Notting Hill, this former Brick Works has been reimagined and transformed into one seriously funky family home.
First Impressionists: The value of art in property
Anyone who has the money can buy a plane, car or beautifully crafted clothes. Art is individual, says Joe Burns, and it plays a key role in selling today's prime and super-prime properties...
Fame + Fortune: London and New York share the global x-factor
London and New York take joint first position in Savills latest global property report, which ranks a dozen cities based on their 'x-factor' appeal
Mansion Tax: A billion pound levy on London – Zoopla
It's been a few hours at least since the last mansion tax furore, and we're fairly sure that most in the prime property industry are now on the same page - or least the same chapter
Snaps Up: Berkeley goes arty with capital photography expo
Berkeley Homes is harnessing the power of art to add to the appeal of its Roman House development in the City of London, hosting a private view of photographer Niki Gorick's London-centric works in one…
Another international partnership for Savills
After announcing tie-ups in Switzerland and San Francisco over the last couple of months, Savills has formed another new international association, this time with LA-based brokerage The Agency
Transaction levels in PCL resale market fall by 10%
Knightsbridge-based agency W.A.Ellis has reported transaction levels in the second-hand PCL market were down by 10% in Q1, compared with the same period last year
Poacher Turned Gamekeeper: Do great selling agents make great buying agents?
How easy is it to be good at both selling and buying? Do years of experience as an estate agent guarantee you’ll be successful in acquisitions? We asked two top buying agents (and former estate agents) t…
Leisure Hunt: Appetite returns for world’s prime boltholes
2013 marked a turning point for many prime second home markets around the globe, according to the latest research from Savills