Location: United Kingdom
Gazumping and price hikes in South Ken as stock levels plummet
£1.4 billion-worth of residential property has been sold in South Kensington alone this year, according to Winkworth, with international buyers flooding the market "even more so than in previous years".
BPF launches Neighbourhood Planning for businesses website
The British Property Federation has set up a website to make it easier for businesses to get involved in the neighbourhood planning process.
Winkworth opens second Surrey office this year
Winkworth has just opened it's second Surrey office this year, in Cobham, to capitalise on commuting buyers. The first, in Guildford, launched last month (October);
Prime country market “comes back to life”
The prime country house market has "come back to life" in 2013, according to Knight Frank, with a 0.8% uplift in Q3 marking the third consecutive quarter of price growth.
Super-prime on the rise as London’s £10m+ market blossoms
The last three months have been the best yet for Knight Frank's super-prime team, with more new buyers looking for £10m+ homes than ever before, and the average price of the top-end's top end climbing…
Housing optimism hits new (but not that high) heights
Consumers' perceptions of the UK property market continue to get ever-more rosy - but are still generally morose - according to the latest sentiment survey from Lloyds Bank.
Luxed-Out: Why super-prime needs a new definition
Now used to describe any property at the top end of the market, the traditional definition of "super-prime" is looking increasingly out of date, says Joe Burns...
Canadian High Commission: Fenton Whelan joins £250m fray
Another big hitter has joined in the ruckus for the £250m Canadian High Commission building in Mayfair.
Battersea Power Station bags £790m in development finance
In one of the biggest property finance deals of the year, Battersea Power Station's development manager has closed on £790.2m in syndicated development and land financing facilities.
New Master Plan Director for CBRE
Peter Dijkhuis has joined CBRE’s Building Consultancy Project Group as Director of Master Planning.
West Country agents get behind Agents’ Mutual
It's not just the big chains that are throwing their all in with the new Agents' Mutual property portal.
“Most perfect house in the British Isles” up for auction with £250k-£500k guide
It's very rare to see an entire estate go up for sale by auction. It's blue moon time when it includes a property of the stature of Halswell House. Let alone with a guide price of £250k-£500k.