Location: South East
TfL to release 300 acres across London to build 10,000 new homes
Transport for London has announced that it will release more than 300 acres of land - two-thirds of which is in Zones 1 and 2 - to help create more than 10,000 new homes across London.
Deal Breakers: Is prime Surrey facing a perfect storm?
Given the torrent of recent policy changes aimed at the top of the market, it's surprising there are any overseas buyers left in Surrey, says Tim Firth...
Westminster sees highest rent increases; K&C is the most expensive
Average rents for private properties increased faster in Westminster than anywhere else in England in 2014, rising by 28.4%.
87% of English countries saw rents rise; 13% saw drops.
Stagnation Point: Is the housing market in the eye of the storm?
In all his years as a buying agent, this is the first time Prime Purchase's Frank Speir has seen the market hit a complete standstill; something has got to give, he says...
Redrow boss goes it alone to focus on resi
Redrow London's Managing Director has left the company to set up his own residential property business.
Linton Group sells out Chelsea pub-to-resi scheme
Gary Linton's The Linton Group has sold all the units in its first big residential scheme, a pub-to-resi project in SW10.
Prime Recce: The five micro-markets of Marylebone
One of the trickiest of districts to get one's head around, the 200 or so acres of streets, squares and high streets that form Marylebone are actually five distinct micro-markets, each with their own…
It’s cheaper to buy than to rent in over a third of British cities – Zoopla
"The financial strain of buying can be overstated," says Zoopla (if you ignore deposits and purchase fees etc, and bank on interest rates staying low), as the portal informs us that it's cheaper to buy…
Another Home Counties acquisition for Strutt & Parker
Strutt & Parker has snapped up a three-office agency with a strong presence across Surrey and Berkshire.
Prime country house prices nudge up again, but the top-end is still stamped-on
Prime country house prices nosed up by 0.7% in the third quarter of 2015, taking annual price growth to +2.7%.
Annual price growth stands up from +2.
Surrey agency goes interactive with ‘intelligent’ window
A Surrey estate agency has installed a neat gizmo in its high street branch to harvest applicants 24/7.
Prime Recce: A field guide to the nine neighbourhoods of Mayfair
Think you know Mayfair? Could you find the Artisan District? Ever viewed anything in Mayfair Town?