Location: United Kingdom
Gulf-based buyers ‘piling in’ to UK property market
Buyers from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are "piling in" to the British property market to beat the stamp duty surcharge, according to top-end mortgage broker deVere.
TfL names 13 property partners for its major resi development programme
Transport for London (TfL) has named 13 property development companies and consortiums to a development framework which will see resi and commercial re-inventions of some of the capital's most wanted locations.
London ‘remains attractive’ to investors; trophy home buyers, not so much
Despite the Chancellor’s best attempts to slow the market, demand for privately rented accommodation in the capital is holding, says Black Brick's Camilla Dell.
Four Communications ramps up property marketing offering
Marketing megalith Four Communications has boosted its property division with a trio of big hitters from the creative world.
Piers Bracher
Thames Banking: Exploring London’s riverfront price premium
Resale flats within 100 metres of the Thames on the 27-mile stretch between Teddington Lock and the Royal Docks show an average price premium of 13.
Ivy Gate rolls into Dubai with souped-up ‘luxe’ offering
James Caan-backed "hybrid" estate agency Ivy Gate is continuing its international expansion drive, launching its first Middle Eastern outpost in Dubai.
Turnover and sales up at Foxtons after ‘particularly encouraging’ H2
Foxtons boosted its turnover by 4% last year, despite a reported 11% drop-off in transaction levels across London.
Property industry urges ‘sensible SDLT regime’ to protect big build-to-rent investment
The Government must "protect large-scale investment in residential property from a proposed higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for purchasing additional homes, or risk losing much-needed investment…
Green light for Banda’s ‘statement’ scheme in Chelsea
The Royal Borough's planners have given their approval to Banda Property's very contemporary Haptic Architects-designed project on Rawlings Street and Rosemoor Street in the heart of the Chelsea Conservation…
Mind The Gaps: London Underground Property Map 2016
Combining house prices and the tube is a surefire way to get capital-dwellers engaged, so canny old eMoov is onto a winner with its London Underground Property Map.
Countryside Properties shoots for a £1.1bn return to the stock market
Urban regeneration specialist developer Countryside Properties has put a £1.1bn price range on its looming IPO.
King's Park in Essex, by Countryside Properties
Private Property Search expands with two new recruits
Strutt & Parker's buying agency arm, Private Property Search, has been on something of a recruitment drive recently, bringing in two well-known prime London players to join the team.