Location: London
Rising interest rates and a slowing global economy top property market risk list
Rising interest rates are the biggest threat to property price performance in the UK, says Knight Frank, as it charts the biggest risk factors to the market.
Finchatton’s Lansbury penthouse hits the rental market
The marquee apartment in Finchatton's recent super-prime scheme next to Harrods has just come up for rent.
The Mary Berry Effect: What makes a property popular?
In its first foray into consumer-focused research, OnTheMarket.com has discovered that kitchens are an important room for prospective property buyers and tenants.
Adapt & Survive: The evolution of the UK buying agency market
The popularity of buying agents has increased dramatically in recent years, and the market is showing distinct signs of maturity.
One57 apartment asks $150k a month
An apartment in New York's super-prime One57 development has hit the market for a colossal $150,000 per month.
Appetite for long-term mortgages soars as August heats up
The number of homebuyers looking to secure a 30+ year mortgage has jumped from just 8% a year ago to 21% in Q2 2015, according to broker Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Vendors offer stingiest August price discount since 2007
The average asking price of property coming to market slipped by a mere 0.8% over the last month, according to Rightmove, the strongest August performance since 2007.
Extraordinary competition seeks ‘groundbreaking’ designs for London Green Belt mansion
Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has launched an open international competition on behalf of one of its clients to create something that could be rather special: A 10,000 square foot 5-6…
Bloomsbury Setting: RUF debuts project on street that inspired Peter Pan
Developer RUF Properties has launched its latest project in Bloomsbury, the reimagining of a house said to have inspired Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie.
Stumbling Blocks: The brick ‘famine’ stifling London’s housing market
A massive shortfall of bricks is threatening to become the biggest stumbling block for resi developers across the capital, according to new claims that some firms are already turning down opportunities…
Luxury asset lender enters the prime resi arena
An online platform that lets people borrow cash by putting their luxury assets up as collateral is apparently poised to make a "big splash" in the prime and super-prime resi sector.
Prime Property of the Week: Mews Company
Lyall Street, Belgravia
£22.5m
If it's frontage and flexibility you're after, this unique proposition in the stucco heartland of SW1X should do the trick.