Location: Prime Central London
In Recent Proposals: Notable small-scale planning applications
It's not nosey. Just interesting to see the kind of stuff that's being applied for at the moment...
How much does it cost to insure a prime property?
...an average of 2.2% more than last year, according to private client brokers Castleacre.
PCL lettings market ‘set for a boost’ as sales transactions plummet
A grand total of 693 properties were sold in prime central London during Q4 2014, according to Strutt & Parker and Lonres. That's 32.5% down on the same period in 2013.
‘The short-term confidence outlook is negative’ as January chills – RICS
The RICS has confirmed what everyone else is seeing, reporting that the national and London markets are cooling right down with prices, enquiries and sales all tailing off in January.
Growth Chart: 2014’s house price hotspots
"House price growth in England and Wales over 2014 was most definitely a London and southern based phenomenon," says Hamptons as it identifies the best-performing postcodes for property prices growth…
Is online estate agency the new sliced bread?
...or just another feeble attempt to use the internet for something it was not designed for? Trevor Abrahmsohn cuts to the chase...
Westminster’s development pipeline hits 3,000 units
Strutt & Parker has been making some interesting observations on PCL's new-build sales market.
Margin or Error? The £800k question in London’s no-man’s land
'Tis in vain to seek a profit that means not to be found. Doer Upper Alan Page in a tale of two neighbouring mansion flats, separated only by £800,000.
Flats and maisonettes lead PCL’s price growth – LCP
Prime central London has - "contrary to generally downbeat reports in 2014" - delivered the highest level of property price growth since the economic recovery properly kicked off in 2010, says an optimistic London…
Dukelease brews up sales in Covent Garden
As developer Dukelease adds the finishing touches to its boutique 29-unit Hop House scheme in Covent Garden, it's reporting that nearly all of the apartments have been sold off-plan.
Listed status bid for Hyde Park Barracks
The Twentieth Century Society has submitted a listing application for Hyde Park Barracks to prevent the demolition of what it calls "a truly remarkable, innovative and singular group of buildings".
Government outlines London’s short-term lettings shake-up
The government has been laying out its plans to ditch the "confusing" restrictions on short-terms lets in the capital.