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In Depth: On residential property price statistics across the globe
The Bank for International Settlements - the bank of the world's central banks - aims to keep global finances on as even a keel as possible.
FORECAST: Mansion tax could mean a 10% fall for superprime London next year – Savills
Savills has issued forecasts for two scenarios for the prime market in 2015: one with and one without a mansion tax. It makes quite a difference..
Irwin Mitchell boosts HNW offering with two new acquisitions
HNW advisory Berkeley Law and its separate resi property and conveyancing business, Berkeley Hurrell, have been snapped up by legal services giant Irwin Mitchell.
Bridging industry ‘sheds volatility’ as short term lending grows
The bridging loan industry is coming of age, overturning a pretty volatile infancy to grow at a fairly consistent 25%-ish rate since the middle of last year, claims West One Loans in its Bridging Index
Experts predict ‘perfect buying conditions’ for 2015
Top-end search agency Lichfields has been reporting back from the prime front line with some pretty interesting observations
7 Solutions to the Housing Supply Conundrum: Unpicked
Delivery of more housing - ideally something close to a quarter of a million new homes a year - is topping out many agendas as May's electioneering gathers pace.
The 10 most expensive homes in the world?
Some very questionable valuations from a comparison website here...
Thanks to Ed Tryon - and others - who pointed out that the home in the No.1 slot is toppy to the tune of about £830m...
‘Muted performance’ for global prime resi in Q3
Global luxury property prices nudged up by just 0.2% in Q3, says Knight Frank.
FORECAST: +4% for UK house prices next year; +1.5% for PCL – JLL
JLL has predicted that UK house prices will rise by 4% next year, and is expecting Greater London to significantly outperform PCL.
Growth in prime central London will stand at 1.
Required Reading: High value residential property and the Immigration Act
The requirement for landlords to undertake immigration checks presents a number of practical points that will have particular relevance to high value resi lettings, says Jane Reyersbach...
Winkworth opens up in Spain
UK-based estate agency Winkworth has decided to extend its European reach by taking the brand to Spain.Th
On the long-term performance of residential property
House price growth in many countries exceeds growth across a range of global asset classes, notes CBRE in its latest Global Living report.