Location: London
House prices set for a fall – but not a crash – next year
Average UK house prices are likely to drop for the first time since 2009 next year, according to the latest batch of forecasts by the Centre for Economics & Business Research, as "the market is adjusting…
Prime global rents soften; London prime rents stand 23% above 2008’s post-Lehman level
Rents in global prime cities have dropped a touch, says Knight Frank, although the rate of decline is slowing in the world's key financial centres...
Modernist Kensington landmark asks £3.65m
One of the most distinctive houses in Kensington - a Grade II-listed, Tom Kay-designed Modernist marvel - has just become available for £3.65m.
‘Sharp declines’ in asking prices expected, but little change for achieved values
Forecast season is off to an early start this year, with Chestertons following hard on CEBR's heels for a first look at 2015's tea leaves.
Who will live in a house like this?
Stock levels up 30% as demand cools: A London market overview – Chestertons
Some lovely stats and graphs in Chestertons' new London Property Market Overview.. Here's a digest:
Mainstream London Sales Market
Lib Dems abandon ‘crude’ mansion tax in favour of new Council Tax bands
Just a few days after Labour threw itself behind a Mansion Tax on £2m+ properties, The Liberal Democrat party has overhauled its Mansion Tax plans, proposing the introduction of new Council Tax bands…
BoJo sorts out green light for Mount Pleasant
One of the largest - and most controversial - schemes in central London has finally been given the thumbs up by Mayor Boris Johnson.
Battersea Power Station Phase 3: Prices & interiors revealed
Here's a first peek at how Battersea Power Station's Phase 3 apartments are going to look.
Vertical Horizon: Investing in the future of London’s skyline
An extraordinary profusion of new structures will dramatically alter the shape of London's horizon over the next few years, including the 64-storey 'The Pinnacle' and the Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed…
Carter Jonas acquires another SW London agency
Hot on the heels of the JLL and W.A.Ellis merger this week, we hear Carter Jonas has also just fortified its resi presence in the capital by acquiring a high-end, two-office independent in SW London.
‘The Brits are back’ in the super-prime country market
British buyers have accounted for 71% of super-prime £5m+ country house sales so far this year, says Knight Frank. That's a marked increase from 2013's 46%.
Whitehall Palaces For Sale: Government to sell off 80% of its central London buildings
Vast swathes of prime real estate could be about to become available in central London, as the Government announces plans to sell off more than 80% of its sites and up sticks to the suburbs.