Location: London
Pick a Number, Any Number: The trouble with property market forecasts
Property forecasts are even less reliable than the weather, says James Bailey; you need to be on the ground, in the market, to really know what's going on..
£2.85bn “wall of money” for the private rented sector
Jones Lang LaSalle is predicting a whopping influx of funds into the private rented sector this year, estimating that £2.85bn is being targeted at Britain's PRS from UK and overseas client funds.
Property Marketing Awards 2013: The Winners
It's been a while since we've had a good old awards ceremony - at least a couple of weeks - but it was the turn of the mighty property marketing world to throw some high-fives last night at the 21st PMAs,…
Unintended Consequences: Recession, the market, and strange people at property auctions
Change is in the air as a rubbish economy becomes the norm, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth, as the Law of Unintended Consequences kicks in to the UK's property market...
Measuring Up: Strutt & Parker goes the cubic route
Strutt & Parker has debuted its big idea in property measurement this week, pushing sales by volume over standard square footage.
Continental Drifting: Which European markets are still luring HNWIs?
Authoritatively addressing the bigger picture, Aylesford International's latest research has taken an interesting look at key European markets and how governments are specifically targeting HNWIs in a…
The World in London (part one): London’s Global Appeal
Demand for property from overseas buyers in London is strong, says Yolande Barnes in the first part of Savills' World in London report, but what impact does overseas equity have on the capital's housing…
Happy Lending: Mortgages up a fifth in May
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May leapt up to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.
New business development head for Carter Jonas
Iain Mulvey has joined Carter Jonas as Business Development Director.
Notting Hill gut job causes “irreversible damage” to listed building
An architect and building contractor have pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to causing irreversible damage to a Grade II listed townhouse in the heart of Notting Hill.
Sir Merv’s watch saw London house prices rise by £600k
Sir Mervyn King GBE FBA’s (he's just been given a peerage) ten year reign as Guv'ner of the Bank saw a £600k surge in London property prices, with house prices in prime central London lifting by 58.
Trooping the Watercolour: The Mall to host first Antiques & Fine Art Fair
Pomp and circumstance are never in short supply on The Mall, and this summer will be no different, as fans of fine art and antiques get ready to march along the famous thoroughfare in search of a deal…