Location: United Kingdom
Corporate and overseas demand fuels Home Counties rent rises
Nearly half (47%) of new tenancies sorted out by Knight Frank in the Home Counties between April and June were to international tenants, as the firm's latest rental index shows Home Counties rents rising…
Election Slipstream: Why the colour of government doesn’t matter that much
There are different forces at work in town and country markets, notes Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth, but - while politics has certainly shaped the market this year - the post-Election effect…
CBRE ramps up resi lettings offering in London
CBRE has been ploughing more investment into its burgeoning resi business; the firm has significantly strengthened its lettings capability in the capital with a raft of new hires.
James Thornett
London’s great estates team up for world first eco initiative
Five of London's biggest property owners have formed "a unique collaboration" to promote green infrastructure in the capital.
Required Reading: Lease extensions and collective enfranchisement
There are plenty of pitfalls in the lease extension process, says Robert Marchbank; if you miss deadlines, it can have a serious financial impact...
What is a lease extension?
Dukelease unveils £150m Oxford Street scheme
A swanky new scheme has just been unveiled on the formerly-forgotten-about eastern section of Oxford Street.
Strutt & Parker buys high-end Buckinghamshire estate agency
Strutt & Parker has acquired two-branch Buckinghamshire estate agency Roberts Newby.
The Blue Budget: Prime property’s wants, needs and expectations
There's a palpable sense of positivity in the high-value property industry about this week's "Blue Budget." Well, more so than usual for a Budget week.
Robert Kime-designed Wilton Crescent townhouse asks £32m
A rare instruction on one of London's most exclusive crescents has just hit the market, sporting a mighty £32m price tag.
Planning surge puts London’s new homes targets within touching distance
The number of new homes being approved by the capital's planners accelerated by 73% in the first three months of the year, with 11,870 new residential units across 1,553 separate sites entering the pipeline…
RBKC moves to slash noisy construction working hours
RBKC has proposed reducing the hours contractors can carry out noisy works in the borough.
Prime Property of the Week: Tregunter Turnkey
Tregunter Road, Chelsea
£25m
The term "turnkey" is surely one of the most overused words in prime property lexicon.