Location: London
Deals are back on the table as prime central London transactions jump 29% (from a low base)
Deal numbers in prime central London rallied by 29% in the week following the Brexit vote (compared to the same week in May), says Knight Frank, but, as already reported by Savills, prices dipped in June…
Gross annual bridging lending hits £3.6bn
Gross annual bridging lending in the UK has risen to £3.6bn, according to the latest West One Bridging Index, up from £3.5bn at the end of 2015.
Inland buys big in Hertfordshire
Inland Homes has snapped up a significant site in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
Contracts have been exchanged on the 13-acre development opportunity, which includes the former Tescos HQ.
Harrods Estates bolsters Middle East Lettings Desk
Harrods Estates has strengthened its Middle East Lettings Desk with a new hire.
Mohamed Zaghloul joins as Lettings Negotiator from Foxtons, where he worked on sales and lettings across RBKC.
Brexit offers government a ‘chance to save face over SDLT fumble’
Recent SDLT changes have proved to be a bit disastrous for everyone, says Banda Property boss Edo Mapelli Mozzi, but there may be cause for hope...
Current market conditions ‘ripe for opportunistic foreign investors’
Development consultancy Arcadis has joined the voices predicting a boost for the UK's prime resi market as sterling continues to take a beating in the wake of the Brexit vote.
The Big Lemon: The Doer Upper’s letter from Amalfi
Surrounded by lemons on Italy's Amalfi coast, Alan Page reflects on what the EU Referendum result means for London...
Howard Kennedy hires top super-prime construction lawyer
One of the best-known construction lawyers on the super-prime scene
Princes Gate mansion asks £27.5m
An "opulent" stucco-fronted house on Knightsbridge's exclusive Princes Gate has been put up for sale with a guide price of £27.5m.
Opera Houses: Emaar debuts Dubai mega-laterals in London
UAE developer Emaar Properties has decided to launch its super-ambitious new tower scheme at a no-expense-spared showcase at Harrods of London.
Commercial property emerges as the sick man of Brexit
The commercial property sector looks to be having the worst of it in the immediate aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the EU: three four six major investment funds have pulled up drawbridges as private…
Profits wilt at St Modwen; NCGM developer adopts ‘cautious approach’ post-referendum
St Modwen has posted a pre-tax profit of £30m for the six months to May, which is well down on the £206m recorded in the same period last year, although that did include a massive one-off £128m…