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Prime Purchase grows Cotswolds team
Property buying agency Prime Purchase is boosting its presence in the Cotswolds, recruiting a local Savills man to its team.
OnTheMarket queries Zoopla’s performance
Yesterday, Zoopla Property Group reported that it had clawed a few agents back from OnTheMarket in a return to “more normal historic levels” of agent churn.
213 super-prime units due for completion in PCL this year; development market ‘vibrant’
Resi development in the capital remained "vibrant" in Q2, according to new analysis by Cushman & Wakefield, with strong levels of construction starts and sales.
At-A-Glance: Prime Central London’s Q2
Cushman & Wakefield has done a very good job of summing up how PCL's top areas performed during Q2.
True Romance: Inside the £20m Somerset heartbreaker
Described as "England's most romantic estate", the achingly beautiful Compton Castle has reportedly just changed hands for around £20m, which would also make it the most expensive property ever sold…
PCL’s property market is fragmenting as the top-end collapses – LCP
"The brakes are firmly on at the more expensive end" of the prime central London property market, says Naomi Heaton of London Central Portfolio, as the fast and slow lanes diverge.
60% of London surveyors believe local property is ‘overpriced to some extent’
Buyer demand is continuing to rise while supply conditions "continue to tighten," says the RICS in its July Residential Market Survey.
London gears up for £100m short let boom as super-rich descend for the summer
An estimated £50-£100m will be spent on short let serviced apartments in prime central London over the next few weeks, as some of the world's wealthiest descent on the capital for their annual sojourn.
Heronslea draws on Mayfair luxe for ‘super-suburb’ scheme
Hertfordshire developer Heronslea Group is hoping to up the luxury stakes in deepest north London with its latest project.
Development land values dip as buyers get pickier
The value of the UK's greenfield development land has fallen to levels last seen in August 2013, according to Knight Frank.
Hip Hoorays: The rise of ‘Brand Mayfair’ for wealthy youngsters
"Whatever your impression of Mayfair, maybe it’s time to think again," trumpets Chestertons as it argues that the area "is fast becoming a must-have area for wealthy youngsters."
Conservation Area Checklist: How to work out if a building ‘makes a positive contribution’
It's one of the key phrases in planning speak, but how do councils decide whether or not a property makes a "positive contribution to the historic and architectural character of a conservation area"?