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‘Prime residential markets have entered the next phase of the housing cycle’
As we enter the next stage of the housing cycle, market wealth is beginning to flow out of London, says Savills' Sophie Chick.
INTERVIEW: Christie’s International Real Estate’s Giles Hannah & David Branch
PrimeResi talks global appeal and gift wrapping rooms with Giles Hannah and David Branch, the ultra-prime specialists in charge of the luxury project and development marketing teams at Christie's…
New Head of Lettings for Waterfords
Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire estate agency Waterfords has recruited a new Head of Lettings.
‘London is an evergreen market and a must have for [Singaporean] property investors’ – JLL
Singaporean buying interest in London property remains high (writes Romesh Navaratnarajah, Singapore Editor of PropertyGuru Group) although a slight slowdown is expected this year due to constraints…
Prime Property of the Week: Hammer Time
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‘Iconic’ 420-bed Earls Court hostel hits the market for £27.5m
A mega-instruction of four interlinked Victorian houses spanning Barkston Gardens and Courtfield Gardens has just become available at a smidgen over £800 per square foot.
Homeward Bound: The West End’s 1.8m sq ft office-to-resi pipeline
Just under 800,000 sq ft of West End offices were converted into homes in 2013, says Colliers International, with another 1.82m sq ft of conversion projects now in the homeward-bound pipeline.
No summer lull for Black Brick as client base ‘doubles’
Mayfair-based buying outfit Black Brick isn't having much trouble bagging new business by the sounds of it.
Savills hikes this year’s price growth forecasts
"House price growth has exceeded all expectations over the past year," notes Savills as it significantly boosts its annual forecast for the mainstream market but drops next year's outlook.
PCL development land values soar
Residential development land prices in prime central London rose by 6.7% in Q2, reports Knight Frank, while the average increase across England & Wales languished at +1% for the quarter.
Winkworth teams up with independent mortgage broker
For the first time in its 175-year history, Winkworth has decided to join forces with a firm of mortgage brokers.
Millionaires’ Rows 2014: Britain’s most expensive streets, towns and areas
12 streets - all in London - claim an average house prices over £10m