Location: United Kingdom
Rising interest rates and a slowing global economy top property market risk list
Rising interest rates are the biggest threat to property price performance in the UK, says Knight Frank, as it charts the biggest risk factors to the market.
Finchatton’s Lansbury penthouse hits the rental market
The marquee apartment in Finchatton's recent super-prime scheme next to Harrods has just come up for rent.
Adapt & Survive: The evolution of the UK buying agency market
The popularity of buying agents has increased dramatically in recent years, and the market is showing distinct signs of maturity.
Vendors offer stingiest August price discount since 2007
The average asking price of property coming to market slipped by a mere 0.8% over the last month, according to Rightmove, the strongest August performance since 2007.
Bloomsbury Setting: RUF debuts project on street that inspired Peter Pan
Developer RUF Properties has launched its latest project in Bloomsbury, the reimagining of a house said to have inspired Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie.
Extraordinary competition seeks ‘groundbreaking’ designs for London Green Belt mansion
Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has launched an open international competition on behalf of one of its clients to create something that could be rather special: A 10,000 square foot 5-6…
One57 apartment asks $150k a month
An apartment in New York's super-prime One57 development has hit the market for a colossal $150,000 per month.
Appetite for long-term mortgages soars as August heats up
The number of homebuyers looking to secure a 30+ year mortgage has jumped from just 8% a year ago to 21% in Q2 2015, according to broker Mortgage Advice Bureau.
EMEA’s Future-Prime Hotspots: Madrid, Dubai and Cape Town
With the per square foot price of property in London standing at between three and nine times as much as that of Madrid, Dubai and Cape Town, these three cities all present strong and improving value…
Giant Mortlake brewery site hits the market
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just hit the market.
Sign of the Times: John D Wood’s long-serving boards get a ‘modern makeover’
Estate agency John D Wood & Co has touched up its For Sale and To Let boards, revamping a design that's lined streets across London, Surrey, Hampshire and Oxfordshire unchanged for the last 25 years.
Covent Garden ex-council causes a stir
Dubbed "the UK's most expensive ex-local authority flat"