Location: London
Berkeley reports 20% fall in new home reservations
Berkeley Group's latest set of results have shown the impact of Brexit brouhaha - and other converging headwinds - on the giant housebuilder.
Manhattan 2020: Visualising a new skyline as the new-build boom returns
New-build apartment sales in Manhattan "are poised to reach a level not seen since last decade’s boom cycle by 2018", says New York brokerage CityRealty, as condominium development activity in the best…
‘Currency is king’ as overseas investors eye up PCL
International buyers are already lining up to swoop on the prime central London market in the event of a Brexit, according to property search agency Banda.
Louisa Brodie
Triplex penthouse in one of Vauxhall’s original luxury developments offered for £8.5m
A 5,464 square foot triplex riverfront penthouse with eight outside terraces in one of Vauxhall's original regeneration developments has come up from £8.5m.
Vendors’ expectations ‘still rooted in the glory days of Autumn 2014’
The £1.5m+ market in prime central London is still reeling from the SDLT reforms of 2014, says JLL, but it seems homeowners are yet to get the message.
UK HPI’s first airing shows ‘indications of a cooling market’ as annual price growth dips
The first UK House Price Index (UK HPI) - which replaces previous house price indices separately published by the Land Registry and the Office for National Statistics - has just been released, and it…
2017 Predictions: Where next for London’s prime resi developers?
"Developers need to be nimble and turn the difficult market to their advantage," advises Arcadis in its latest report, adding (rather ominously): "...
The ‘Little White House’: ‘Britain’s most protected house’ in US Embassy compound offered for £2.5m
A mews house inside the US Embassy's security perimeter in Mayfair is being billed as "Britain's most protected house" by its estate agent.
Virtual Realty: Online estate agency comes of age – but is it a viable model?
Online estate agency is now mainstream, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth as Savills and Countrywide make first forays into the virtual arena.
Taylor Wimpey Central London buys in Pimlico
Developer Taylor Wimpey Central London has snapped up a "significant" 0.5 acre site in Pimlico, complete with consent for a new mixed-use scheme designed by Sheppard Robson.
Prime Urges: What really motivates London’s vendors to sell up?
Rather than focusing on the results, new research has looked into the reasons why the capital's homeowners decide to come to market in the first place.
£100m investment programme catapults Dexters into the big league
Jeff Doble speaks to PrimeResi about the independent estate agency's ambitious expansion plans