Location: Midlands
Britain’s 50 most historic streets
House historian Melanie Backe-Hansen has compiled a list of the 50 most historically-important streets in Britain and Ireland, from Roman roads to Georgian crescents; street markets to village thoroughfares.
“A small amount of froth has come off” house price expectations – Knight Frank
Householders still think that their homes' value is on the up for the next year, but "a small amount of froth has come off" price expectations.
Forecast Watch 2014: UK, +7%; Prime Outer London, +7%; PCL, +4% – Knight Frank
Knight Frank's take on what will happen to property prices next year falls pretty much in the middle of what everyone else is saying, with property "substantially" out-gunning inflation: +7% for average…
Land Reg trials ownership data on a map
The Land Registry is trialling a mapping interface for its data with Landmark Information Group.
No sign of a slowdown til 2017 – JLL
We've really hit forecast season now.
Crystal Balls: Track all the property predictions for 2014 at PrimeResi.com/Intelligence
Knight Frank builds central resi development team
Knight Frank has added two newbies to its Central Residential Development team, based in Birmingham, "in direct response to the region’s increasing housebuilding activity".
Confidence boosting prime London markets – CBRE
"London’s credentials as a safe haven for investment remain its greatest asset," says Mark Collins in CBRE's Q3 prime London resi market report as sales volumes lift 7% and prices 1.
Knight Frank makes 120 promotions
Knight Frank has promoted 52 of its staff to Partner level, and another 68 to Associates. New positions come into force on 1st November 2013.
Cotswolds top list of “least affordable” places to live
Country is significantly more pricey than town, according to some new research by Halifax, which concludes that there is "a rural premium in all regions" of the UK after pitching house prices against salaries.
London asking prices rocket by an “unsustainable” 10% in a month
There's "no fear of a price bubble outside London", according to Rightmove's latest House Price Index;
The Lonres Autumn Review: Speed bumps, knee jerks and other schemes
Continuing to bash the London market is a nonsense, says William Carrington...
Regional construction rockets 80% as cranes go up
80% more construction schemes have started in the last 12 months compared to last year, according to Deloitte Real Estate's latest UK Cities Crane Survey.