Location: United Kingdom
Easing, Falling, Weaker, Reformed: Lonres’ national housing market review
2014 began with talk of a property bubble and ended with the industry facing changes to property taxation and the possibility of further amendments in the future, notes Lonres in its Winter Residential…
Fringe Benefits: Emerging Prime London outperforms Prime for third year running
Emerging Prime areas in SW London continue to drive some of the best returns on investment, according to Douglas & Gordon, outstripping PCL for the third year on the bounce.
Galliard offloads ‘mini One Hyde Park’ to investor
Property developer Galliard, which formed a major JV with US investment house Cain Hoy late last year, has sold its luxury scheme in Westminster off-market for £28.6m.
Chiswick High Road ‘transformation’ okayed
A plan to regenerate "a substantial section of Chiswick High Road and underutilised sites along Essex Place" with a snazzy-looking resi and mixed scheme has been given the green light by Hounslow's planners.
Mere Portals: On the week when Goliath met David on the internet
Last week's successful launch of OnTheMarket.com demonstrates to the big media groups that agents can do the job just as well, if not better, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
New consortium enters race for Hyde Park Barracks
The battle for Hyde Park Barracks just got even tastier, with reports of new Middle Eastern-backed consortium entering the fray.
Talk: The Georgian Architecture of Somerset
The honey-hued period architecture of Somerset will take centre stage at The Georgian Group's HQ on Fitzroy Square later this month.
Westminster spoils Qataris ‘Regent’s Park Palace’ plans
A planning officer from Westminster Council has put the kibosh on the Qatari royal family's efforts to create a 33,000 square foot mansion in Regent's Park.
Wandsworth literary landmark to turn over a new leaf
The Malins Group, the developer behind 2013's Apple Apartments scheme on Baker Street, has lined up another cultural landmark for a prime resi conversion.
Billionaire H&M boss wins Battle of Ramsbury
The Battle of Ramsbury is over;
London homeowners expect prices to rise by 9% in the next six months – Zoopla
It turns out that homeowners are a tad more bullish than most paid property pundits: Zoopla's latest sentiment survey estimates that people across the country think the value of their homes will rise by…
Prime Property of the Week: Project of Desire
Stanley Crescent, Notting Hill
£9.5m
The key to successful property development, as we are constantly told, is to remain rational throughout. Don't get carried away. Or bite off more than you can chew.