Location: South East
Market Snapshots: Prime regional towns & cities
Carter Jonas surveys local property markets in: Basingstoke, Bath, Cambridge, Harrogate & Leeds, Marlborough, Newbury, Oxford, Winchester and York.
Buyer picks up £16m Lutyens masterpiece on ‘finest site in the South of England’
Great architect’s first major commission – an 11,000 square foot mansion set in an original Jekyll garden – has a ‘very special place in architectural history’
Arun Estates passes on online agency models as it looks to create ‘premium brands’
SE property firm boss "can’t see how we can make money out of" online agency models
Cotswold property agency names two new partners
Butler Sherborn has become an LLP as of 1st January
Stock levels slide in the prime country market as vendors ‘wait and see’
Nearly 17% fewer instructions above £2m last year...
Ranked: London’s top commuter towns
Agencies queue up to rate the least worst options for frequent rail travellers...
Millionaire’s Rows 2017: Every region in England & Wales now has at least one ‘£1m street’
London has six addresses with an average sold price in excess of £10m, says Lloyds Bank, as it ranks the most expensive streets in each of the country's regions.
2017 has been about off-market deals – TBS
70% of buying agency's country purchases were not available on the open market, up from 50% in 2016...
Market Snapshot: Virginia Water & The Surrey Hills
Demand for homes is still strong in Surrey's affluent enclaves, reports Knight Frank, but property price growth is limited.
School Britannia: Exploring the global appeal of the UK’s ‘gold standard’ schools
80% of Knight Frank's Russia Desk buyers "come to the UK to educate their children".
New test to help creatures great and small
Developers rejoice as Natural England comes up with a simple way to identify the presence of great crested newts on sites earmarked for housing
London’s new tube map: Crossrail, one year out
Services on London's new East-West Elizabeth Line are due to begin this time next year...