Location: Prime Outer London
Escape to the Country: The Doer Upper retreats to Somerset
Priced out and fed up of London's "out of kilter" property scene, our resident doer upper Alan Page has retreated to Somerset for his development and renovation fix...
I love doing up properties.
Douglas & Gordon expands in Putney
London estate agency Douglas & Gordon has ramped up its presence in West Putney (SW15), launching a new lettings department at its Lower Richmond Road branch.
L&Q swoops on £150m Wandsworth scheme
L&Q has snapped up a significant regen opportunity in Wandsworth.
House prices have risen by 1,751% since the last European Referendum
Residential property prices in Britain have gone up a bit since we last voted on the European question back in 1975.
The Quiet After the Storm: A ‘noticeable softening in near term sales expectations’ – RICS
There's been a "noticeable softening in near term sales expectations", says the RICS, as the new second homes SDLT surcharge puts paid to the Winter's buy-to-let rush, and uncertainty driven by the EU…
First Look: Gehry-designed show apartment opens at Battersea Power Station
The first Gehry Partners-designed apartment at Battersea Power Station has been unveiled.
How the prime markets beyond London have been performing
The price gap between London and the prime regions has begun to narrow, albeit very slowly, says Savills' Lucian Cook...
London’s rental market ‘pauses for breath’ as luxury demand dips
The pace of rental value escalation in the capital is easing, says Benham & Reeves, as the 'frenzied' market seen in 2015's first half is replaced by a more sedate period of conservative growth.
Londoners bought 43% of all £2m+ prime regional houses in Q1 as the town-country value gap closes
"There is now clear evidence that the record value gap between the prime London housing markets and the rest of the UK has begun to close", says Savills, as every region outperformed the capital in the…
Asking prices cut on a third of Royal Borough instructions
A third of properties listed for sale in RBKC have had their asking price trimmed, with roughly 40% of homes on the market in Earl’s Court (SW5) having been subject to a price cut, and 35% of those…
London’s luxury property pipeline peaks, but squeezed margins are pushing investors out
London's prime residential property pipeline is on fire, with over 35,000 new units - worth a grand total of £77bn - expected to come into play over the next ten years.
Don’t kill the golden goose with more tall building ‘mistakes’ – Historic England
Successful architecture is more than a collection of "iconic" objects that might "belong" as much in Dubai as in London, heritage champ Historic England has warned in a withering takedown of the capital's…