Location: United Kingdom
Land Registry HPI: RBKC falls behind as Hounslow steps up
Kensington and Chelsea was the worst-performing borough in London last month, according to the Land Registry's September House Price Index.
Prices in RBKC were down by -0.
The Cost of Prime: London tops prime new-build price league
London is the most expensive city in the world for prime resi, says CBRE, with average prime new build prices now standing at £2,000 per square foot.
Banda goes big on off-plan after ‘shift in mindset’ amongst UK buyers
Kensington-based Banda Property has strengthened its buying team after reporting a surge in demand for off-plan resi.
Helical Bar's hotly-tipped Barts Square scheme by Smithfield Market
‘Insatiable’ demand for three-bed rentals – Strutt & Parker
Tenants are displaying an 'insatiable' demand for three-bedroomed apartments in central London at the moment, says Strutt & Parker.
Out of Africa: Nigeria’s super-rich make a move on London
Super-rich African oligarchs have spent over £600m on luxury homes in London in the last three years, with Nigerian buyers alone accounting for £250m.
Luxury asset investments trump prime property
Luxury investments - cars, wine, art etc - have outperformed property over the last decade, and by quite the margin.
INTERVIEW: Penny Mosgrove of Quintessentially Estates on going global
MD of property buying advisors Quintessentially Estates talks us through some some of the firm's most noteworthy acquisitions
Thackeray ‘brings Belgravia to Waterloo’
Thackeray Estates says its has brought "Belgravia-quality homes to Waterloo" with its Dover House project by pulling out all the stops with suppliers, including calling in luxury resi's international…
INFOGRAPHIC: ‘The Mansion Tax Trap’
The peeps over at Property Division have had a bash at an ambitious Mansion Tax visualisation, showing the extent to which each London borough would be affected by Labour's proposed new levy.
Prime Property of the Week: Super-prime, US-style
Penthouse, 432 Park Avenue, New York
$76.5m (£47.72m)
This is how the USA does super-prime.
Bridging the Gap: How The Thames’ three new bridges can change the prime map
Three new bridges across the Thames "can galvanise their north and south banks" says buying agency Garrington as St James's Riverlight development in Nine Elms welcomes its first residents.
Home Counties rents rise – a bit – for first time in two years
Despite dropping a touch in Q3, rental values in the Home Counties have increased on an annual basis for the first time since June 2012, says Knight Frank.
It's not a big increase: 0.