Location: United Kingdom
International tenants driving London’s rental market
International tenants account for 78% of renters in prime central London, and 56% across the wider capital, according to new research from Hamptons.
Homage to Barcelona wins World Interior of the Year 2013
An Spanish apartment designed by David Kohn Architects has beaten 55 other nominations to scoop the top gong at the INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors award ceremony in Singapore.
Catchment If You Can: Top junior schools chalk up 53% property premium
Savills has been number-crunching the latest stats from within the UK's prime regional markets and it looks like we've just seen positive growth across the whole of England for the first time in two and…
The myth of London’s foreign buyers
49% of all £1m+ property sales in prime central London went to foreign-by-nationality buyers in the 12 months to June 2013;
The Value of Cash Buyers: A third of property deals now mortgage-free
The proportion, if not the number, of cash property buyers is on the rise, according to a new report from Hamptons. Just over 25% of deals were for cash in 2007; 33% over the past 12 months.
Savills’ top 12 big ticket resi development lenders
Lending for resi developments is on the up, according to a new survey from Savills. which identifies the top 12 big sum (£10m+) lenders.
New global luxury hotel and residences brand launches
GLH, the London-based hotel subsidiary of the Singapore-listed GuocoLeisure Group, has just launched a fairly ambitious new global luxury hotel and private residences brand in London, Singapore and Kuala…
Green & Pleasant Land: Unlocking London’s garden square premium
Prestigious and protected, the capital's garden squares are bordered by some of its most desirable homes. But exactly how much of a premium do these properties command?
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Haute cuisine heats up house prices
A top notch restaurant can "make a good location even better," raising property prices by up to 20% according to some research by Mayfair's Wetherell estate agency and Richard Caring's Caprice Holdings.
Prisk loses housing gig in cabinet reshuffle; Hopkins takes over
Mark Prisk, the former Housing Minister, has been "Been asked to step aside from Housing for a younger generation" as part of today's (7th October 2013) cabinet reshuffle.
Camden to offload £223m resi portfolio
It sounds like Camden Council is looking for some help in selling off a whopping £223m portfolio of resi assets.
What Lies Beneath: Why basement developments are nothing to be scared of
Changes in planning policy may make things trickier for niche developers and private clients, but opportunities for single dwelling basement developments are still worth seizing, says Sheila McCusker...