Location: Prime Outer London
Prime urban prices rising twice as fast as rural homes’
Prime country houses prices rose, on average, by 1.9% in the first three months of the year, says Knight Frank, taking the annual increase to +4.5%.
Required Reading: The HS2 Discretionary Compensation Package
Details of a new discretionary compensation package for property owners affected by the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham were released by the government this week.
Chelsea hospitals battle over Brompton site
The Royal Brompton Hospital's plans to sell-off a 3.
Mansion Tax: A billion pound levy on London – Zoopla
It's been a few hours at least since the last mansion tax furore, and we're fairly sure that most in the prime property industry are now on the same page - or least the same chapter.
Electric Boulevard: Plans for Battersea’s new high street revealed
Designs for the next phase of the transformation of Battersea Power Station have been unveiled.
Detailed plans approved for Earls Court Village and Empress State Building
Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham planners have given the first detailed all-clears to Capco's plans for Earls Court.
Made in Fulham: TV ‘Pardy Pad’ hits the market
The Made In Chelsea ‘boys house’ in..erm...Parsons Green has just been put up for sale for a cool £1.4m.
The slow rise of the Chinese buyer
Chinese developers have made their mark in London in the last year with several headline-grabbing deals.
London’s market becomes ‘less abnormal’ as the ripple returns
London's property market is becoming 'less abnormal' says Knight Frank, as prime central prices rise at a more moderate level, and are out-performed by the mainstream market and prime fringes as the ripple…
Private Performance: How Britain’s great private estates excel
Private estates have proved to be strong performers in the post credit crunch era and continue to evolve, says Savills' Director of Residential Research Lucian Cook.
River Dues: Old Father Thames’ 20% price premium
As Putney dusts off its deck shoes in advance of Sunday's Boat Race, Marsh & Parsons has noted that homes on that 374 yard stretch of river pay - on average - a 20% price premium for their views.
Ukraine boots Russia out of London prime’s top spot
Ukraine has taken over from Russia as the biggest buyer of £10m+ ultra prime London property in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Beauchamp Estates.