Location: United Kingdom
Time Out launches property search section with Rightmove
Property portal Rightmove has partnered up with Time Out to target London home-hunters.
Prime Recce: The five micro-markets of Marylebone
One of the trickiest of districts to get one's head around, the 200 or so acres of streets, squares and high streets that form Marylebone are actually five distinct micro-markets, each with their own…
On Trends: How superprime architects are coming down from their ivory towers
Striking architecture and the involvement of a big-name architect have long been used to sprinkle some fairy dust over residential development projects
Knight Frank boosts City and East Development team
Knight Frank City and East has bolstered its resi development department with the addition of Peter Robinson as Associate.
Over a third of available prime London stock reduced from original asking
New stats have revealed some pretty chunky - and widespread - price cuts going on at the top of the market.
Dog Houses: Central London tenants’ £25,000 pet-premium
"30% of all tenants seeking a London flat to let are dog owners," claims lettings specialist EJ Harris, and there aren't enough pet-friendly residences to go around.
Cameron calls for ‘a national crusade’ to get homes built
"Councils must produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or the government will ensure those plans are produced for them."
Office-to-resi permitted development becomes a permanent fixture
2013's temporary measure allowing unused office space to be converted to residential use has been made a permanent fixture.
Finchatton unveils new Knightsbridge scheme
One of the biggest names in super-prime development has taken the covers off its latest project, a boutique new-build in the middle of Knightsbridge Village.
Uncommon Areas: How amenity spaces can add serious value to ultra-prime schemes
It is the common areas and amenity spaces where sales will be won and lost for London’s new breed of super-prime residential developments, says Mathew Dalby, Creative Director of The Studio at Harrods.
Merchant Land gets to work on new Marylebone scheme
Investor and developer Merchant Land has started on site at OneTwentyFour, a new boutique resi scheme on Seymour Place in Marylebone.
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…