Location: London
JLL Resi Land team appoints National Director
JLL has recruited Thomas Stevenson to its Resi Land team as National Director.
Thomas Stevenson
National average prices to breach 2008 peak within 12 months; London prices to rise by 25% by 2019 – ERC
Prices are likely to carry on up across the country, although London's growth rate will slow a touch while the rest of the country accelerates until 2015 before hitting a plateau from 2019.
King’s Road or World’s End? New location mooted for Chelsea’s Crossrail2 Station
Last year's public consultation into the route and options for Crossrail 2 (CX2) - the Chelsea-to-Hackney line - has thrown up a new option for the location of the Chelsea station.
YOO and Gray go to Harrods
Bethan Gray, Elle Deco’s Best British Designer of the Year, has teamed up with John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck's YOO brand for its new interiors offering in Harrods.
Up Country: Prime country home sales rocket 35%
There's lots of life in the country market: sales of prime country homes shot up by 35% in the year to March compared to the previous 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Letter from the Home Counties
Deep in the commuter belt, there's an emerging trend of families making a sideways move from a larger, older property into a new-build, says Darren Walter...
CX2 & NLE: Where are resi values going to rocket?
Crossrail 2 (CX2) and the full-length Northern Line Extension (NLE) to Clapham Junction could see resi capital values along the route increase by as much as £32 billion, according to Carter Jonas.
Rental stock levels plummet across prime central London
The number of properties available to let across central London has fallen sharply, with one firm reporting that levels are down 22.5% on the same time last year.
Fine & Country makes a move on Russia
Fine & Country has stepped up the pace of its global domination masterplan, opening 16 new offices in the last five months - 15 in the UK - and planning an imminent move into Russia.
Henry & James boosts Chelsea team
Belgravia and Chelsea estate agent Henry & James has boosted its team with a new Sales Manager.
A quarter of our instructions are now overpriced by 20% – Sandfords
Along with a few other firms, PCL estate agency Sandfords called the top of the London market several weeks ago now, but the team's latest observations would suggest the slowdown has actually been…
Delancey headlines LAPADA Fair
Jamie Ritblat's real estate titan Delancey - which turned the Olympic Village into "East Village" - has confirmed that it's headline sponsoring this year's LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square.