Location: United Kingdom
Title Fights: Understanding squatters’ rights (or wrongs)
A recent case involving squatters' rights has cut right to the heart of the historic basis of land ownership, exposing the lack of clarity around this area of law.
Triplex penthouse in one of Vauxhall’s original luxury developments offered for £8.5m
A 5,464 square foot triplex riverfront penthouse with eight outside terraces in one of Vauxhall's original regeneration developments has come up from £8.5m.
Vendors’ expectations ‘still rooted in the glory days of Autumn 2014’
The £1.5m+ market in prime central London is still reeling from the SDLT reforms of 2014, says JLL, but it seems homeowners are yet to get the message.
UK HPI’s first airing shows ‘indications of a cooling market’ as annual price growth dips
The first UK House Price Index (UK HPI) - which replaces previous house price indices separately published by the Land Registry and the Office for National Statistics - has just been released, and it…
Prime Urges: What really motivates London’s vendors to sell up?
Rather than focusing on the results, new research has looked into the reasons why the capital's homeowners decide to come to market in the first place.
£3m ‘once in a generation’ opp up for sale in the Cotswolds
A Grade II listed house designed by one of the pioneering architects of the Arts and Crafts movement has come up for sale for the first time in its history.
2017 Predictions: Where next for London’s prime resi developers?
"Developers need to be nimble and turn the difficult market to their advantage," advises Arcadis in its latest report, adding (rather ominously): "...
The ‘Little White House’: ‘Britain’s most protected house’ in US Embassy compound offered for £2.5m
A mews house inside the US Embassy's security perimeter in Mayfair is being billed as "Britain's most protected house" by its estate agent.
Virtual Realty: Online estate agency comes of age – but is it a viable model?
Online estate agency is now mainstream, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth as Savills and Countrywide make first forays into the virtual arena.
Taylor Wimpey Central London buys in Pimlico
Developer Taylor Wimpey Central London has snapped up a "significant" 0.5 acre site in Pimlico, complete with consent for a new mixed-use scheme designed by Sheppard Robson.
£100m investment programme catapults Dexters into the big league
Jeff Doble speaks to PrimeResi about the independent estate agency's ambitious expansion plans
Mapped: London’s burgeoning prime resi pipeline
After a 40% surge in the last year alone, a total of 35,000 prime homes are now due to be built in the capital over the next decade, with a combined floor area the size of the City of London and a…