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Prophet & Loss: The difficult business of property market forecasting
Why did so many commentators and analysts get it wrong this year? Perhaps we still don't fully understand the strength of the forces behind the price growth we've been witnessing, says Camilla Dell...
Money Where Your House Is: British property millionaires up by a third in 2013
The number of £1m+ homes in the UK increased by 31% to 92,985 this year; that's 255 new property millionaires a day, according to Zoopla. 1.
Mansion Block: Mayfair mansion house sales stall as apartment interest rises
Mayfair resi sales are 25% up on last year, but are still 75% below their 2007 boom-time peak, according to the area's top estate agent Wetherell's (with a 25% market share according to Lonres) review…
What does £10m get you in the best bits of London these days?
According to Beauchamp Estates and Dataloft, the average price paid per square foot for London properties over the £10m mark has increased by a chunky 27% since 2011, rising from £2,400 per square foot…
Classy-fied Advertising: £10.5m penthouse goes on Gumtree
Rummaging around the vintage bikes and "brand new" headphones on bric-a-brac behemoth Gumtree.com, bargain hunters may have been surprised to see a super-prime penthouse lurking in last week's listings.
Homeowners’ house price confidence hits five-year high
Homeowners are more positive about house prices now than at any time in the last five years, according to Knight Frank's latest Sentiment Survey.
EG Awards 2013: The Winners
The annual Estates Gazette Awards were dished out at a snazzy do on Park Lane last night, with Jones Lang, British Land, Savills and Berkeley walking off with the top resi gongs.
Village Means: The life and prices of London’s traditional villages
Despite a fairly constant torrent of high-rise new-builds, many of London's more village-y enclaves have managed to retain their traditional charms amidst the cranes and curtain walls.
Bills, Bills, Bills: How much does it cost to run a London mansion?
Felix Dennis' overused quote "if it floats, flies or fornicates, always rent it" should really have included something about London mansions, going by Beauchamp Estates' latest research.
English Rose partners with Topland on Strand office-to-resi scheme
English Rose Estates, which bought 406-408 Strand for £11.625m back in October, has made the 13-unit scheme into a joint venture with Sol Zakay's Topland Group.
Foxtons cracks FTSE 250
32 years after Jon Hunt opened up a two-man office in the then up-and-coming Notting Hill, Foxtons has made it into the FTSE 250.
New appointments at Black Brick
Mayfair-based buying firm Black Brick has just taken on a couple of new recruits, hiring former Foxtons man Jamie Burnhope as buying consultant and Sophie Amasha as property manager.
Jamie Burnhope