Location: London
Kitchen Drink: Demand for wine coolers up by a third
Nearly half (48%) of kitchen designers and property developers say that customers have requested wine coolers in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Direct Line Premium Insurance.
Prices to rise by 25% in five years as ‘no easing in supply constraint’ – RICS
UK House prices are expected to rise by 4.5% per annum over the next five years, delivering a cumulative increase of around 25% according to the latest from RICS.
RICS Forecasts
The average home now changes hands every 19 years
The average number of years between property sales has dropped from nearly 25 to just under 19 since 2010, with southern homes shifting far more frequently than those in the North.
Colliers recruits new Director of Residential from Cushman
Colliers International has appointed a former Army Major and Cushman & Wakefield Partner to lead its residential development team.
CBRE London Residential recruits Chief Operating Officer from JLL
CBRE has boosted its Resi leadership team in London with a big hire from JLL.
Urban Exposure and Highbridge to finance £400m Tech City scheme
Alternative lender Urban Exposure and investment firm Highbridge Principal Strategies have announced they'll be providing finance for Rocket Investments' £400m new scheme on City Road.
Property prices to rise by 20% over the next five years – Knight Frank
UK house prices will grow by 20.3% over the next five years, predicts Knight Frank, with prime central London bouncing back after a slow 2016 to deliver +20.
Is there a bubble or an outright recession at the higher end of the London market?
There are very few buyers looking above £10m in London these days, either locally or from abroad, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn...
What on earth is everyone going on about?
The Devil is in the Detail: Is London really in ‘bubble-risk’ territory?
Is the London property market a bubble risk? It may be, but UBS’ recent one page report on the capital does not prove it, argues Maskells boss and former banker Charles Curran...
Lettings promotions at Aylesford International
Negotiators Charlotte Mitchell-Innes and Olivia Canning to AD level
JLL recruits Savills man to run Residential Investment team
JLL has recruited a new Regional Director to head up the firm's Residential Investment team.
House of the Year #2: Two more homes join the Manser shortlist
An experimental London house incorporating the walls of a 19th century stable into its split-wing design (Kew House) and Vaulted House, a sophisticated family house in Chiswick characterised by six skylight…