Location: Midlands
Transactions climb but stay short of 2007’s peak (in most places)
The number of homes sold in the first ten months of 2014 was 21% higher than during the same period in 2013 and a solid 60% up on 2009's low-point, but was still 27% below 2007's boom-time.
Regions outperform as growth spreads beyond the Home Counties
Four bedroomed houses in Dorset were the ones to beat in terms of asking price growth in 2014, according to new research out today.
Square Bay and Adam win big Bath housing consent
Adam Architecture and developer Square Bay have landed permission to build 204 homes on the edge of World Heritage City and leading light of regional prime resi price growth, Bath.
Government to ‘clear the attic’ with £6bn property sell-off
Francis Maude has been setting out plans to "clear the attic" by selling off vast swathes of redundant real estate from the government's portfolio.
‘Country house clause’ triumph for Warwickshire mansion
It's not often you see planning granted for new-build houses in open countryside, especially not for ones that sprawl over nearly 10,000 square feet.
Private rental sector yields ‘harden marginally’
Average initial gross yields from private rental blocks in major cities across the UK (London, Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow) stood at 6.
£1m+ sales jump by 15% – Land Reg
The average house price across England and Wales nudged up by 0.6% in December to take the annual rate growth to 6%, according to the latest batch of data from the Land Registry.
deVere launches standalone mortgage arm to meet ‘soaring expat demand’
Gert big financial services consultancy deVere Group has just unveiled a new standalone mortgage brand for the UK - deVere Mortgages - to meet 'soaring' demand from overseas-based clients.
Prime Property of the Week: The Moat That Rocked
Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire
£3m
Security systems, panic rooms and motion sensors are all very good, but if your client needs real security, you can't beat a good moat.
Abrahmsohn: Why Mandy was right to diss the Mansion Tax
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn thought Lord Mandelson was just a "hobnobbing champagne socialist" before his performance on Newsnight this week. Now he's not so sure...
Unfinished ‘Capability’ Brown landscape to be brought to life 300 years on
An unfinished Lancelot "Capability" Brown landscape is to be completed at Belvoir Castle after the recent discovery of the 18th century pre-survey plans.
Local Mansions? What price is a top 2.5% home around the country?
Lord Mandelson has come out swinging against Labour's proposed mansion tax on homes worth over £2m, arguing that it's "crude" and throwing his dark powers behind the idea of overhauling council tax as…