Location: United Kingdom
PCL v Prime Country: Price gap ‘close to the widest it has ever been’
"The differential between prime central London and prime country houses is close to the widest it has ever been", says Knight Frank in its latest market briefing, but there's something of a resurgence …
No Messing About on the River: Why Putney is pulling in the new-build punters
The ripple effect has made this riverside hub one to watch for a prime new-build investment, says CBRE's Head of Residential Mark Collins...
Grandest Designs: The build-your-own stately homes
The English countryside could be about to see two new mansions "of national importance" arise from its green folds, so long as someone finds the time and money to actually build them
Gross mortgage lending jumps 37% as market confidence ‘runs high’
Around £15.4bn-worth of mortgages were dished out in March, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, taking Q1's haul to £46.3bn.
That £15.4bn is 33% higher than last March's £11.6bn
National market back on track as transactions build but don’t boom
The national housing market is 'showing signs of strengthening' says CBRE, as transaction levels maintain 2013's strength (last year saw 1
Grainger moves into prime SW3 with 61-house portfolio deal
Grainger plc, Britain's biggest listed residential property owner/manager, has bought a 61-house portfolio in Chelsea for £160m.
Largest of Scotland’s Summer Isles comes up for sale
One of the finest private islands in the UK has just come up for sale, with a price tag of nearly £2m.
Lend or Foe: How will the MMR affect High Net Worth borrowers?
The mortgage market gets a new set of rules at the end of the month: expect some teething problems and stressful work for lenders and intermediaries, says Islay Robinson, but the Mortgage Market Review also …
If a property was worth £1m in 2007…
By Savills' reckoning, values in the inner commuter zone are now at least back to their 2007 peak, and those in the outer commuter zones aren't far off
Residential development land prices rise 7.3% as demand builds up
Residential development land prices in England and Wales are 7.3% higher now than at the same time last year, after a 0.8% increase in Q1, according to Knight Frank.
That 7
Disaster at Finchatton and Abu Dhabi’s Grosvenor Square scheme
The former US Navy building at 20 Grosvenor Square, which was bought by the Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation and Finchatton in June last year for £250m for conversion into luxury apartments, partially co…
New Sales & Marketing Director for Mount Anvil
Developer Mount Anvil (the firm behind schemes like Dollar Bay in Canary Wharf, The Landau in Fulham and The Lexicon in Islington) has hired a new Sales and Marketing Director