Location: United Kingdom
Capital growth drives PRS returns
Average total returns from the Private Rented Sector have nudged up from 11.3% in Q4 last year to 12.
Students rule the PCL rental market – LCP
Independently wealthy foreign students have changed the rental market in prime central London, says London Central Portfolio in its annual lettings audit, as monied students have taken up the slack that…
Ale House Stock: When public houses become private mansions
The £27m sale of the Black Lion pub in Kensington has once again turned the spotlight onto change of use, but converting a pub into prime resi is no easy task, says Rachel Lee...
Lender launches range of expat mortgages
A lender had just introduced a new range of buy-to-let mortgages designed with the British expat in mind.
Grouse moors fly ahead of other sporting property assets
Timing nicely with this weekend's CLA Game Fair, Knight Frank tells us that the value of huntin' shootin' fishin' sporting property has risen by 32% over the last ten years, despite a "ripper of a recession…
Staying Cool: House price expectations moderate for third month
Knight Frank's sentiment survey has recorded that households think that house prices are still rising for the 18th month in a row, although the perception is that prices growth is slowing down.
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Magna Carta Island hits the market
A private island in Berkshire, where the Magna Carta is said to have been signed in 1215, has just hit the market for £3.95m.
Humberts reveals new look and new Managing Director
Here's a first look at Humberts' new brand identity ahead of today's official launch at the CLA Game Fair.
RBKC planners ‘send a message’ with flurry of enforcement notices
RBKC's planning enforcement team were on the march in June, serving up enforcement notices on twelve separate properties across the borough.
Humberts’ rebrand aims for best in show at the CLA Game Fair
Humberts - the country side of the old Chestertons Humberts - is ramping up its rural roots and lengthy lineage ahead of the big reveal of its new brand - which promises a "certainly unique" logo - on…
Cluttons opens in Blackheath
Cluttons has opened up a new office in Blackheath, "highlighting the huge demand for properties in the leafy-green spaces of south-east London."
To Buy Or Not To Buy? That is the election
What with 2015 coming up and all that, these experts have differing opinions on whether now is the time to buy a property in prime central London...