Location: South West
The Doer-Upper gets let down in prime London’s rental market
Some sub-par rental agents in prime London are doing themselves out of business, says a disgruntled and frustrated Alan Page after one too many bad experiences...
We are between homes in London.
‘A leap forward for the industry’: Countrywide hits the online button
Just days after the big news about Savills and YOPA, it's Countrywide's turn to make a splash in the (now fairly crowded) online sales arena.
Cornish resorts line up to ban new holiday homes
Cornish resort towns are lining up to follow St Ives in banning the construction of new holiday homes.
Opportunity Knocks: London’s best super-prime fixer-uppers
You'd be forgiven for assuming that all of the houses in London's top addresses had, by now, been painted in muted tones and scented with notes of sandalwood.
Sandbanks named UK’s most expensive seaside town
Halifax's annual look at the UK's most expensive towns sees Sandbanks lead Salcombe and Padstow in the top three.
Auriens acquires in Chelsea for prime central ‘later lux life’ scheme
Retirement living operator is more private members' club than care home
Long-established Hampshire agency sold out of administration
One of Hampshire's oldest estate agencies has been sold out of administration, saving all 32 jobs.
Top primary school catchment areas command an 18% house price premium
A decent state primary school inflates local house prices by an average of nearly a fifth (18%), according to a some new research.
Online estate agency HouseSimple.
CALA ramps up South East acquisition drive
Upmarket homebuilder CALA has brought on two new recruits to help drive an ambitious land acquisition programme across the South East.
l-r Freddie Webber and Rob Hall, CALA Homes (Thames)
KFIM’s first fund spends £40m on six assets
Knight Frank Investment Management’s first open end fund has spent around £40m on six assets since launching in February.
Country House Clause win for CaSA’s Somerset Passivhaus
An eco-minded country house in Somerset has been granted the rare NPPF 55 status for "exceptional and innovative houses in open countryside"
46% jump in the number of Londoners moving to the country
Prime country house prices are still 13.6% below their 2007 peak, says Knight Frank, after growth slowed to +2.4% in the year to March 2016 (London prices by similar metrics are 33% above 2007's level).