Location: Midlands
Knight Frank expands new homes team
Knight Frank has been busily building up its regional new homes offering, adding a Cotswolds and Warwickshire new homes team to the Central division.
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It’s cheaper to buy than to rent in over a third of British cities – Zoopla
"The financial strain of buying can be overstated," says Zoopla (if you ignore deposits and purchase fees etc, and bank on interest rates staying low), as the portal informs us that it's cheaper to buy …
Agreed sales pick up as demand escalates – RICS
"It is hard not to see prices continuing to move higher over the coming months and into the early part of 2016," says the RICS' chief economist, as the Institute's latest data shows an uptick in agreed…
London’s stamp duty burden breaches £3bn, but prime borough portions slip
London accounted for around 40% of the UK's total residential stamp duty receipts in 2014-15 - just over £3bn out of £7.5
MIPIM UK Awards: The finalists
MIPIM UK in London's Olympia, La Croisette's slightly less glamorous sibling, is coming up fast.
UK house prices carry on up – but not in Chelsea
House prices increased by 0.5% last month, taking the annual rise to +4.2% according to the latest from the Land Registry.
In London, prices rose by 1.7% in August, taking annual price growth to +6.6%.
‘Noticeable loss in confidence’ in private housing sector – RIBA
There's been a "noticeable loss in confidence" in the private housing sector amongst architects, says the RIBA in its latest member survey
Record numbers of landlords raise rents on renewal
45% of tenants who renewed their contracts in August were hit with a rent hike, says Countrywide, with an average increase of 2.5%
Rate of house price growth to slow next year – Hamptons International
Average house prices across England & Wales are expected to carry on growing over the next two years, but at a "subdued" pace, according to one of the UK's biggest estate agencies
RICS doubles house price growth forecast for this year
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has amended its forecasts for this year to reflect higher price growth and lower transaction levels
Rogers blames big house builders for housing shortage
"We need to challenge the monopoly of big house builders," trumpeted superstar architect Richard Rogers at the launch of his flatpack home product.
Rise Of The Super Home: Are London mega-mansions the new penthouses?
A mega mansion in the world’s most desirable capital city is the ultimate status symbol for the global elite, but unlike in many other countries, there are only a handful of truly palatial private resi…