Location: London
Digs Spenders: London’s £600m foreign student lettings market now a ‘key driver’
The 107,000 international students currently studying in London contribute a whopping £600m in rental income to the capital's lettings market, with some spending up to £1,500 a week on swanky digs…
The Phantom Bounce: Vendors are missing the top of the market – Chestertons
"The London market is unusually difficult to call at present," says Chestertons, with a post-election "phantom bounce" making forecasting even more tricksy than usual.
Rare double development project in Kensington up for £17m
A brace of unmod mansions has gone up for sale on Prince of Wales Terrace, right by Kensington Gardens, sporting a cool £17m price tag for the pair.
Stick or List: Why building out now makes more sense than trading in
It's no surprise that planning applications are on the rise while transactions have been dropping like a stone, says Matthew Kaye;
Fire Sale: London Fire Brigade puts South Bank HQ up for grabs
The former London Fire Brigade HQ on the South Bank is being put up for sale, and the search is on for a new development partner to deliver a major residential-led scheme on the waterfront site opposite…
Lurot Brand opens up in Notting Hill
Sales and lettings agency Lurot Brand has added to its central London network with a shiny new shop front in W11.
Westminster to launch inquiry into developer’s pub demolition
Westminster is to launch a public inquiry into the demolition of the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale by a firm of developers.
USA is the world’s ‘clear number one’ for residential investability – Savills
"Investors in international residential real estate should combine an understanding of macro metrics and an appreciation of local, shorter term drivers of house prices when making buying decisions," says Savills as…
Redrow tops £1bn in turnover as it pulls back from PCL
Giant housebuilder Redrow has "curtailed" its land buying in super-prime areas of London in response to the softening market.
Hong Kong trumps London & New York as world’s highest value resi location
Hong Kong has held onto its crown as the world’s highest value residential location, recording an average price per square foot way above that of London or New York.
Uncertainty in Chinese stock market ‘likely to drive appetite for London property’
China’s economic crisis sent shockwaves through markets across the world, but Chinese investors are likely to continue investing in reliable overseas assets, including London property, says Black Brick's Camilla…
SBID International Design Excellence Awards 2015: Big ticket finalists
The finalists of this year's SBID International Design Awards have been announced, with public voting now open to source a winner in time for a presentation ceremony at The Dorchester on 27th November.