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PCL values plateau as buyers apply the brakes; price accordingly if you want to sell – Savills
"The prime London markets have all become more price sensitive", summarises Savills' Head of Research Lucian Cook in the firm's latest residential update.
Marylebone’s Tasty Times: Chiltern Firehouse causes rent rises
Snazzy foodery the Chiltern Firehouse is responsible for a significant increase rents in the local Marylebone area, says Knight Frank.
Average rents have climbed by 10.
Omni and Brightstar complete £17m bridge
Specialist money distributor Brightstar Financial and CPC Group's Omni Capital have completed a meaty £17.
Price rises relax; May sees +0.4% – Land Registry
House prices rose by a relatively gentle 0.4% in May, with 72,450 sales ranging from £7,000 to £39m. The annual price increase now stands at +6.
Cut The Red Tape: Why London’s developers are stuck between a rock and a hard place
The capital's residential developers are finding themselves in an impossible situation;
Swedish startup launches ‘Uber-style’ storage service
A Swedish firm has decided to 'do an Uber' on the decidedly unglamorous business of storage.
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Checking Out: Three Holland Road hotels hit the market
It's pretty unusual to see three hotels put up for sale in the Royal Borough on the same day, let alone on the same road.
Is there such a thing as a Blue Plaque premium?
Blue Plaques are back in business - hurrah! But is it worth paying extra for a property with one of them stuck on the front of it? In a word, no, says top buying agent Jonathan Mount...
Number of ‘mansions’ in the UK has doubled in five years – Knight Frank
Knight Frank has been having a think about Ed Balls' latest proposals, and highlighted what could very well be the first case of fiscal drag before the introduction of a new tax.
Quarter of all RBKC stock now reduced from original asking price
Delving deep into the Lonres data vaults, Westbourne Grove-based agency Crayson has been reviewing the Spring term across its key Kensington, Holland Park and Notting Hill patch with some very interesting…
Prussian princesses, hidden jewels, royal servants: Kensington house with incredible back story hits the market
If your clients are after something with a 'story', then this house just around the corner from Kensington Palace could be just the ticket.
New Resi Development Director for British Land
British Land has hired a new Residential Development Director to look after the resi elements of the giant firm's schemes.