Location: United Kingdom
Scottish prime’s “gentle recovery”
"There are signs of a gentle recovery at the top end of the Scottish market," says Savills, as the volume of £1m+ sales begins to pick up and values nudge upwards. Prime Scottish prices rose by 1.
“Exceptionally strong” luxury property sales volumes in London, Miami and New York
"The story for 2013 is about sales volume, not pricing growth," says a new report from Christie's International Real Estate and Strutt & Parker, as median prices in three of the world's top luxury destinations…
PCL rents finally on the rise as economy rebounds
Prime central London rents rose for the first time in 21 months in January, according to Knight Frank.
It was only a 0.2% increase, but that's still the biggest since September 2011.
KFH sets up shop in Clapham
KFH has added another office to its burgeoning network, as the firm's "aggressive" expansion plans continue apace.
Case Study: Integrating high-end technology into a listed building
How do you kit out a Grade II listed property in Mayfair with oodles of cutting edge technology, without compromising the building or falling foul of ultra-sensitive planning restrictions?
Earls Court on the move as Capco and TfL form JV
Transport for London and developer Capco are all set to agree terms to form a joint venture to bring forward the first phases of Sir Terry Farrell's (award-winning) Earls Court Masterplan.
Brace of record penthouse sales for Aston Chase
North London agency Aston Chase has been having a cracking start to the year, tucking away two record-breaking penthouse apartments in St John's Wood within a couple of days of each other.
Luxury Property Show bought for “six-figure sum”
Eton Events' annual champagne and real estate shindig - The Luxury Property Show - has been snapped up by a Daventry-based multimedia company.
What Wealth Wants: Exploring the HNW client experience (FutureWealth 2014, #1)
Advising the rich is often as much about personal relationships as about professional expertise, especially when it comes to an asset as emotive as a new home.
New Resi Investment Director for Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humberts has appointed Paul Belson as its new Residential Investment Director.
Video: London’s Ring of Change
Knight Frank's commercial team has produced a rather nifty video that highlights how London's landscape will be transformed by 2020 thanks to "billions of pounds spent on new infrastructure ...
Should we be applying punitive taxes to empty homes?
Rather than complaining and propagating the confiscation of empty homes, commentators should be applying their energies to making the planning process efficient, less political and more productive, says…