Location: London
Lonres Residential Review: Prime London’s lettings market in Q1
Conditions in the residential rental market of prime London remain more bouyant than the sales market, although there is still an air of caution among tenants.
Lonres Residential Review: The national picture in Q1
Growth in the UK economy in 2014 stands at 2.8%, the highest rate recorded since 2006.
In Recent Proposals: Notable small-scale planning applications
It’s not nosey. Just interesting to see the type of stuff that’s going through planning at the moment…
Dev Secs reports performance ‘step change’ with record profits
Development Securities has reported "a step change in performance" with record pre-tax profits and a record level of development and trading gains realised during the year.
Students overtake financial sector as PCL’s biggest renters
New research has claimed that students are now the biggest renters in prime central London, overtaking the financial sector in terms of numbers and shelling out an average of £28,866 a year in rent.
The Lonres Spring Review: Carrington on Q1
Lonres Chairman William Carrington looks back on a period of declining transaction levels and deflating prices...
A Vote of Consequence: General Election outcomes and the UK housing market
Becky Fatemi of top-end agency Rokstone takes a look at how the results of next month's General Election could impact on new development, affordability and prices...
Mayfair ‘blight’ to become London’s next £500m scheme?
One of the last remaining major development sites in Mayfair is being put up for sale this week, with some talking about the potential for a £500m scheme.
Size Matters: Glebe launches Mayfair’s biggest lateral apartments
Developer Glebe is claiming that its ultra-prime resi conversion of the old Buick motorcar showroom on Albemarle Street has delivered some of the biggest lateral apartments in central London.
Grosvenor posts record profits after timely London resi disposals
Grosvenor Group has just announced record pre-tax profits of £681.8m in 2014, well up from the £506.9m posted in 2013.
How many £1m+ deals will be going through in 2019?
It's been estimated that nearly 28,000 £1m+ properties will be sold in the UK each year by the time we get to 2019.
Election ‘sweeteners’ could fundamentally change the UK housing market
Edward Burton looks back on a week of extravagant promises and headline-grabbing announcements, including that worrying mention of an additional rate of SDLT for foreign buyers...