Location: Prime Central London
Land Grab: Hamptons grows Land team
Hamptons has signed up two new recruits to take on land management roles across South West London and Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Ballymore unveils West Hampstead SQ scheme
The Ballymore Group is about to cut the ribbon on its big new resi-led development in NW London.
Gavel Agents: Savills auction raises over £42m
Bargain hunters were out in force at the Marriott Hotel yesterday, as Savills' September auction raised a blockbusting £42m (£5m more than last year's total).
Belvoir rolls out three new offices
What with announcing a foray into the sales jungle last week and three new lettings offices today, Belvoir's making plenty of noise at the moment.
The Estate Agents: BBC2 commissions flies on the office walls
BBC2 has commissioned a new six-part series that will follow the trials and triumphs of ten UK estate agents, ranging from Chelsea prime specialists to more mainstream areas.
“Autumn price surge”: Rightmove ups house price forecasts
Rightmove is predicting a house price surge this Autumn, jacking up its annual price growth forecast from 4% to 6% on the back of a growing supply/demand imbalance.
Lib Dems moot a progressive mansion tax
The Liberal Democrat's party president has come out swinging with yet another angle on the mansion tax.
House price inflation should be capped at 5% p.a. – RICS
Annual house price growth should be limited to 5%, argues the RICS today.
Westminster & Southern Scotland triumph in Property Tour of Britain
Gamely taking cycling - and specifically the forthcoming Tour of Britain - as inspiration for its latest research project, Knight Frank has been peddling some fun stats on regional house price increases.
Reactions: RICS’ proposed cap on house prices
Finally we have some visible growth. Don't panic, says Glentree International's Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Tough at the Top: London’s glut of £50m+ houses
There's been more action at the super-prime end of the market than ever before, according to one of London's top buying agencies.
The Rise of Prime: Charting the expansion of London’s prime resi market
Prime central London property prices have more than doubled in the last eight years rising by 116%, and PCL prices have risen by an average of 4.