Location: Prime Central London
‘Encouragingly strong’ Phase 3 sales at Battersea Power Station (and one very famous buyer)
It's been an 'encouragingly strong' week of sales down at Battersea Power Station, after another swathe of apartments were made available to pre-registered and existing buyers in London.
Dues Diligence: A comparison of international property taxation
In comparison with many other countries, the UK property tax regime is relatively modest, says CBRE in its Global Living report.
Britain’s 20 worst places to invest in property
11 locations are delivering negative yields to investors, with property prices in the worst performing areas dropping by more than 7% a year, according to a new list of the UK's "property investment blackspots".
Demand from overseas buyers plummets across prime central London
The latest Lonres Survey of Agents - essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest in prime property - has confirmed the slowdown in central London's resi sales market since the beginning…
Knight Frank promotes 103 to Partner and Associate
Knight Frank has made a bundle of promotions, bumping 34 employees up to Partner level and another 69 to the Associate rank.
On the residential side of the business, 25 have been made Partners:
Chelsea Vs Pimlico: Half the price or double the value?
Despite counting Westminster Abbey and Tate Britain amongst its local amenities, Pimlico remains very much in the shadow of its more fashionable neighbours.
£105bn Chinese investment will be ‘a game-changer’ for UK real estate and infrastucture
The scale and scope of Chinese investment into the UK is changing, with the current sovereign-wealth-heavy model opening up to allow more direct spending and wider scale JVs: today's "trickle" of major…
‘Wild talk’ of Foxtons founder looking to buy agency back
The Telegraph has speculated that Foxtons' founder Jon Hunt might be considering buying the agency back, seven years after he sold it at the top of the market in 2007.
Buyers Without Borders: Overseas buyers in the London market
Overseas buyers have always played a significant role in the London real estate market, says CBRE in its Global Living Report, although it's not just a British phenomenon.
The Chelsea Question: Crossrail 2 consultation delivers no consensus
The Chelsea portion of the proposed new Crossrail 2 line has been the biggest bone of contention in the latest Consultation report.
Record Q3 for UK auction houses (and a passageway goes for £260k)
The number of lots sold at auction across the UK during Q3 was the highest ever recorded by data firm EIG.
£11,400-a-minute: How commuting time affects house prices
An extra minute on a commute knocks £11,400 off the value of a property, according to (more) research from CBRE.