Location: South West
Engine rooms of South East and East leading UK house price growth
House prices in Greater London will end the year up 5.1% on an annual basis, Strutt & Parker has predicted, a rate of growth outstripped by the East of England (7.1%), the South East (5.
INTERVIEW: Ed Mead of Douglas & Gordon on integrity, longevity and banishing bullsh*t
Straight-talking Exec Director has been an agent for 35 years
Knight Frank promotes 96
Knight Frank has made a fleet of promotions across the business, creating 39 new Salaried Partners and 57 new Associates.
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...
Planning system ‘on the brink’ as under-resourcing thwarts development
Britain's planning system is "on the brink", warns a new report by the British Property Federation and GL Hearn, as the number of major applications (of 10 or more dwellings) tumbles and determination…
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…
Shove Thy Neighbour: Kensington’s next-door strangers
Nobody pops round to borrow a cup of sugar in Kensington, laments Alan Page, as he muses on why neighbourly relations are such different affairs in the town and country...
MIPIM UK Awards: The finalists
MIPIM UK in London's Olympia, La Croisette's slightly less glamorous sibling, is coming up fast.
Hogwarts homes hit the market in Hertfordshire
Comer Homes has released 28 residential units in Hertfordshire's Royal Connaught Park, a former public school built in 1903 which may look familiar thanks to its appearances in nearly 400 films and TV…
Grade I Somerset stonker goes for £10m
One of Somerset's most beautiful private homes, the 18th century Ven House in Milborne Port, has reportedly been snapped up by a Labour grandee for a cool £10m.
Rise Of The Super Home: Are London mega-mansions the new penthouses?
A mega mansion in the world’s most desirable capital city is the ultimate status symbol for the global elite, but unlike in many other countries, there are only a handful of truly palatial private…