Location: London
London: Still the world’s most expensive city to locate employees but ‘beginning to look better value’
London overtook Hong Kong as "the most expensive world class city" in the middle of last year, and has, according to Savills, just retained its No.
Receding rate rise risk lures borrowers to variable deals
More mortgage borrowers are opting for variable rates that at any time since Nov 2012, as the chances of the Bank of England hiking interest rates anytime soon slips back.
In Recent Proposals: Notable planning applications
It's not nosey. Just interesting to see the type of stuff that's going through planning at the moment...
INTERVIEW: Robert Soning of Londonewcastle on the art of developing
Londonewcastle chief on identifying potential, creating a legacy and staying in fashion
Householders’ price perceptions perk up
Marking the first day of Spring and International Day of Happiness, Knight Frank's latest house price sentiment survey shows a blooming of good moods in all regions of the UK during March.
Building Bridges: £50m in bridging loans issued per week as sector ‘rides to the rescue’
Nearly £50m-worth of bridging loans are being dished out each week as the sector posts annual growth of 24%, according to West One's Bridging Index.
RBKC posts slowest property price growth of any London borough
At +7.2%, the Royal Borough now has the slowest annual rate of property price growth of any London Borough, falling well short of top-performing Newham's +23.4%.
Leeds Time: Central Leeds resi development market is ‘beginning to waken from its slumber’
"2015 could be the year when the Leeds city centre residential development market re-ignites," says JLL, as works on at least one resi scheme are set to start imminently.
Wainbridge gets nod for Fitzrovia mixed use scheme
Wainbridge Ltd has landed planning permission for its Flanagan Lawrence-designed scheme on Alfred Place, between Goodge St and Tottenham Court Rd underground stations.
Prime Property of the Week: The Ultimate Family House?
The Mount, Oxshott Crown Estate, Surrey
£7.95m
Billed as "The Ultimate Family House", this is developer Consero London pulling out all the stops to set a new standard for luxury living for Surrey.
Earls Court & Barons Court: On the verge of an uplift
Traditionally on the fringe of respectability, the Earls Court and Barons Court area is "on the verge of an uplift" says Savills (which just opened a new office there) with major development and investment…
K&C Digs In: Eight basement developments stopped in a single day
RBKC Council is digging in over rogue basement development, slapping stop notices on eight projects in a single day on Tuesday.