Location: London
‘Excellent year’ for Winkworth as expansion pays off and profits climb 58%
Winkworth has followed Foxton's lead, posting strong pre-tax profits and nearly doubling the amount of cash generated in its full year results on the back of 'dynamic' growth in the market and a series…
Transaction levels soar as million-plus market jumps by 61%
The number of £1m+ deals has rocketed by 61% as total sales volumes stand 46% up on last year's level, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
Three beds outperforming all other PCL stock as domestic buyers take over
In case the nationals were short of a few sensational house price stories at the moment (they're not), how about 'Value of Three Bed Homes in Prime London Rising by £729 PER DAY', 'The Homeowners Earning…
Russian Folly: Why PCL won’t notice the Oligarchs’ retreat
London is no Moscow-on-Thames, says LCP's Naomi Heaton.
Market in ‘good health’ as London’s price growth hits 2007 levels
A 'positive economic backdrop' (falling unemployment levels; rising consumer confidence;
Grosvenor prepares for PCL ‘correction’; slashes resi exposure by £240m
The Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Group has dramatically reduced its exposure to luxury resi in prime central London and reiterated its concerns about property values in the capital.
Branch growth and soaring prices drive big Q1 for Foxtons
Those little liveried Minis must have been buzzing around town even faster than usual over the last few months. Here's those remarkable Foxtons Q1 results at a glance...
Q1 Group turnover was £34.
Case Study: Using video to market a trophy instruction
Can a set of snaps and some pithy paragraphs ever really do justice to a super-prime scheme?
Brand Slam: The seven best property agency rebrands of 2013-14
There's been a glut of prime resi rebrands over the last 18 months or so, ranging from little licks of paint to full-on corporate gut-jobs.
Here's our pick of the top seven recent brand overhauls:
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Property Vs Bitcoins: What would 50,000 in virtual currency buy in London 2010-14?
You'd have done rather well if you'd put all your money in Bitcoins rather than prime central London property back in July 2010, says Knight Frank's Tom Bill.
Royalton buys former BBC home for resi conversion
Luxury developer Royalton Group has bought the old BBC building on Marylebone High Street, W1, for £75m with plans to convert it into high-end apartments.
Prime Property of the Week: Paradise Reduced
Redlap, Devon
£5m
Some people think the best instructions are the new ones. They're so wrong. Pros keep a beady eye on price drops, and they don't come much bigger than this.