Location: South East
Tew, What A Relief! Mystery Bantham buyer ‘revealed’
There's a palpable sense of relief in the South Devon air this morning;
Millionaires’ Rows 2014: Britain’s most expensive streets, towns and areas
12 streets - all in London - claim an average house prices over £10m
Letter From the Home Counties: Turning the wheel on a tanker
There is no doubt that the Home Counties market remains buoyant, says Garry Collins.
Resi projects ‘driving growth’ in the construction industry
Residential projects are still leading the construction industry's growth, with 37% of all contracts awarded in July going to housebuilding.
Fulham outperforms as prime London rental values continue to rise
Average rents across prime London turned in a positive performance during Q2, reports Chestertons, ticking up by 0.5% on Q1.
They're still down by 0.
London Design Festival: 13th – 21st September 2014
There's just tonnes of interiors and design stuff going in London from the 13th - 21st September for the London Design Festival. Here's a small(ish) selection of highlights:
A Place Called Home
Drivers, Divas & Dictators: A history of The Wentworth Estate
Surrey's Wentworth Estate is one of the most valuable residential enclaves in Britain.
Middle Eastern buyers account for 50% of Mayfair’s super-prime deals
Middle Eastern buyers account for half of Mayfair's super-prime (£10m+) deals and around 10% of all acquisitions in the area, says Wetherell.
French Lessons: Wealth tax woes continue in Paris
The punitive tax regime put in place by the French government has had a dramatic effect on the country’s housing market.
Consero unveils £145m new Surrey mansion portfolio and global plans
Super-prime developer Consero London has "confidence in the luxury country estate market", having just released details of four new Classical mansions in Surrey - including "the most luxurious newly built…
Prime Property of the Week: Prime Online
Coolham Manor, West Sussex
£5.5m
Claiming to be the first country estate to be marketed through an online agent, this 19th century manor house is causing quite the stir.
Knightsbridge falls but “panic not, it is just an election”
Q2's London transactions at Strutt & Parker were 8% shy of the agency's quarterly average, but prices "continue to creep up" allowing total transaction value to rise.