Location: London
Country estates outperform PCL as values approach 2008 levels
Here's a turn up for the books; English country estates have outperformed country houses and even prime central London resi in terms of average price growth over the last year.
Resi is “no longer commercial property’s poor relation” as fund flies
London Central Portfolio is cashing in on prime London's property market performance, selling out its third fund in just three weeks
Hot August for W.A.Ellis
The traditional August lull didn't happen for W.A.Ellis, with a "stronger than expected" sales market and lettings enquiries up 50% on July's levels, driven by wealthy students
Knight Frank strengthens super-prime development team
Knight Frank has scored a major coup by hiring former Sotheby's man Peter Bevan to enrich its super-prime new homes team
Core Market: Investor snaps up Apple Apartments scheme for £10.2m
A Middle Eastern buy-to-let investor has snapped up the entire Apple Apartments development at 94 Baker Street in one fell swoop
Alchemi bags Victoria office-to-resi scheme
Resi developers Alchemi Group has exchanged on the Dept. for Transport's 180,000 sq ft office Great Minster House North in Victoria for a reported £99.9m.
Resi takes the lead for Jones Lang
Jones Lang LaSalle's chief Guy Grainger gave a fascinating interview to The Telegraph at the weekend, in which he revealed big plans for the residential side of the business
Mansion Facts: Here’s why a £2m+ home tax wouldn’t work
Taxing mansions has been the talk of the town for four years now, but August was a bit quiet on the Mansion Tax front
In Developments: Londonewcastle on why Queen’s Park is primed for place-making
How does a developer select a suitable area for a major new scheme? We spoke to top-notch firm Londonewcastle about its plans for Queen's Park and why this "Prime Outer " corner of north west London makes …
Berkeley buys QVC building for £105m
Berkeley Group has bought QVC's old offices, Marco Polo House, in Battersea for £105m, outgunning Killian Hurley's Mount Anvil bid for the site, which has planning permission for 456 luxury residential …
Don’t Believe the Hype: Why this ain’t a housing boom
How much of this "housing bubble" is actually media-driven, asks Trevor Abrahmsohn..
The 50 priciest property transactions of the month
The most expensive residential property to be sold in July was Number Two Holland Park, for £23.3m, according to the latest set of Price Paid stats from the Land Registry.