Location: London
Letter from the Home Counties: When only the best of the best will do
'Best of the best' instructions are still selling - and breaking records - in Surrey and Berkshire, says Garry Collins, but next year's spring market may not end up flourishing until the summer...
In Depth: On residential property price statistics across the globe
The Bank for International Settlements - the bank of the world's central banks - aims to keep global finances on as even a keel as possible.
Interior Blog Awards: Winners
The Rosewood Hotel was stocked with interior design mavens last night for the inaugural Interior Design Blog Awards.
FORECAST: Mansion tax could mean a 10% fall for superprime London next year – Savills
Savills has issued forecasts for two scenarios for the prime market in 2015: one with and one without a mansion tax. It makes quite a difference...
Baby Shard gets the nod
Fielden House - also known as the Baby Shard / Shardette - has been unanimously approved by Southwark's planners.
Bridging industry ‘sheds volatility’ as short term lending grows
The bridging loan industry is coming of age, overturning a pretty volatile infancy to grow at a fairly consistent 25%-ish rate since the middle of last year, claims West One Loans in its Bridging Index.
The 10 most expensive homes in the world?
Some very questionable valuations from a comparison website here...
Thanks to Ed Tryon - and others - who pointed out that the home in the No.1 slot is toppy to the tune of about £830m...
Winkworth notches up another new office
So it's not quite as appealing as the Guadalmina branch, but Winkworth is continuing its expansion apace, notching up a new office in Reading.
Experts predict ‘perfect buying conditions’ for 2015
Top-end search agency Lichfields has been reporting back from the prime front line with some pretty interesting observations.
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7 Solutions to the Housing Supply Conundrum: Unpicked
Delivery of more housing - ideally something close to a quarter of a million new homes a year - is topping out many agendas as May's electioneering gathers pace.
Required Reading: High value residential property and the Immigration Act
The requirement for landlords to undertake immigration checks presents a number of practical points that will have particular relevance to high value resi lettings, says Jane Reyersbach...
Winkworth opens up in Spain
UK-based estate agency Winkworth has decided to extend its European reach by taking the brand to Spain.