Location: United Kingdom
Asking prices fall for first time this year but ‘2014 is still the year to buy’
"The frenetic activity seen in some areas during the first half of the year is cooling," says Rightmove as July delivers a "not unexpected" 0.8% drop in asking prices.
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.
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.
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…
Property industry ‘right to be worried’ about short let proposals
In a couple of months, the Government will consider plans to withdraw the need to apply for planning permission currently required to let out a residential property for a period of less than ninety days.
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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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.
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…
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.
UK’s fastest-selling property hotspots revealed
Cambridge has been named by Rightmove as the 'fastest-selling hotspot' in the country.
The 64% Price Lag: New-build investment risks ‘exposed’
£1.2bn-worth of new-build stock has been snapped up in London already this year, but what kind of premiums have these buyers been paying for 'newness'.