Location: London
Depth Charge: Basement planning applications soar in London
The number of basement planning applications has rocketed in London over the last two years, according to new research by Glenigan.
Number of mortgage products reaches post-recession high
The number of mortgage products available to consumers has increased by over a third in the last year to reach a near-eight-year high, according to Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Transactions dip but stay well above last year’s level – HMRC
HMRC's seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential property transactions dropped by 2.8% between December 2015 and January 2016.
Crossrail’s New Name: The Lizzie Line
Sensibly, Crossrail isn't going to be called Crossrail when it opens in December 2018;
Green light for Abu Dhabi’s New Scotland Yard resi development
Westminster planners have given Abu Dhabi-owned BL Development Ltd the green light to knock down New Scotland Yard and build its hyper-luxury Northacre-managed scheme, Ten Broadway.
What impact will the EU Referendum have on the residential property market?
Now that we have a date, here's how agency chief Trevor Abrahmsohn sees both national and London property markets faring in the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Big Vote...
Camden Market owner snaps up King’s Cross mixed use site
Market Tech, the holding company that owns 15 acres of quite famous London real estate including Camden Markets, has exchanged contracts on a freehold site in King's Cross for £36.7m (including £1.
22,000 London homes ’empty for longer than six months’
The borough councils of London have been called out on the number of properties deemed "long-term vacant" on their respective patches.
Savills crowned top UK real estate ‘superbrand’
Savills has been named as the UK's top real estate "super brand" - again - by The Centre for Brand Analysis.
Banda sells boutique Buckingham Gate scheme
Adelie Estates has bought an eight-unit resi scheme off Banda Property for around £17m.
Wolff wins planning for two north London projects
Notting Hill-based Wolff Architects has bagged planning permission for two high-end schemes in north London: a 9,000 square foot new-build villa and the transformation of a former police station into…
Finishing School: The unique surfaces offering marks of distinction and difference
Changes to property taxation may be taking their toll on the high-end resi market in London, but whilst commissions to refurbish recently-purchased properties are slowing, this is being offset by an…