Location: United Kingdom
‘Ability to buy’ improves across the country – Hamptons
Britain's 'ability to buy' is better now than it was in 1997, says Hamptons International, as the affordability of housing has improved in recent months
85% of tenants are now opting to renew contracts – Foxtons
Foxtons is reporting that a record number - 85% - of all its tenancies are renewing contracts
Ex-Deverell Smith man launches Midlands recruitment firm
A top PCL recruitment consultant has decided to tap into the Midlands property market with his new venture.
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South Bank Scramble: 1000 buyers register for Shell Centre apartments
How's this for a soft launch...
Over 1,000 buyers have already enquired about apartments in the soon-to-be-transformed Shell Centre, less than a week after the registration process began.
Prime London Lettings Market Overview: Analysing Q2’s ‘important shift’
In stark contrast to what's being going on in the sales market, average rental values across prime London are now 7.4% higher than they were at this point last year.
Earl and Countess’ rescue of Dorset mansion shortlisted for top heritage award
A Neolithic tomb in Cornwall, a shell grotto on a Georgian estate in Dorset, a Victorian coffin works in Birmingham, a Sheffield steel workshop and a 14th century Norfolk church are just some of the heritage …
Prime London rents falter as bankers’ optimism fades
Rental values in prime central London have dropped - albeit by the smallest of measures - for the first time since February 2014. July saw PCL rents fall by 0
‘Stamp Duty reform has had little impact’ – CBRE
December's Stamp Duty reform probably hasn't had that big an impact on the £2m+ property market, argues CBRE.
Dead Cats Don’t Bounce: Why the London property market lies in the doldrums
The trophy house will continue to sell but the buyer’s market has returned, says LonRes Chairman William Carrington...
Prime London Sales Market Overview: The post election ‘bounce’ fails to materialise
Despite what you might have read, there was no big rebound for the prime London resi market after the election.
On Locations: Chelsea Riverside, London’s new prime neighbourhood
The expansion of the prime London property market is leading to growth opportunities in new areas of the capital
Gstaad, St Moritz, Monaco, Mayfair: Mount Street gets its own travel poster
Never short on marketing ideas, independent agency Wetherell has really excelled itself this time.