Location: South East
Out Now: PrimeResi Quarterly Summer 2015 Edition
The prime resi market is always a fascinating subject, but the last three months were packed with more drama than most years can manage.
New SW London office for Hamptons
Estate agency giant Hamptons International has decided to open up a new shop front in leafy south west London.
The new Earlsfield & Southfields offering will debut in June;
Highgate mansion spared as planners reject £80m ‘Stalinist wedding cake’
Proposals to replace one of Highgate's best-known period piles with a new-build mansion potentially worth £80m have been sensationally thrown out by the government's planning inspector.
Peak Price Districts: The National Park / AONB house price premium
There is a price premium of up to 93% for properties located within a National Park, and up to 125% for those in an Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB) in England and Wales, says Knight Frank.
INTERVIEW: Super-prime lettings man Mark Tunstall on taking the leap from Savills
Former boss of Savills' Super-Prime Lettings Department
Significant price growth ‘unlikely’ in the prime country house market
The long-term outlook for the prime country market is definitely positive, says Knight Frank, but the election result "is unlikely to lead to significant price growth."
Deconstructed: Under the skin of Huf Haus HQ
With fewer than 200 examples throughout the UK, a Huf Haus is a rare thing in these parts.
Prime Purchase recruits industry heavyweight from Humberts
One of the top names in country house estate agency has jumped the fence over to the buying side.
Government issues competition law warning to estate and lettings agents
The Competition and Markets Authority has been firing out warning letters to firms it suspects being mixed up in anti-competitive agreements to restrict the advertising of fees.
Single day auction record smashed as £90m goes under the hammer
Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m.
This Bayswater townhouse sold prior on a guide price of £6m
New head for Fine & Country Oxford
Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.
Manor from Heaven: Combining technology and heritage in Oxfordshire
Turning a Grade I listed English country house into a home fit for a tech-savvy IT entrepreneur was always going to be a demanding project.