Location: United Kingdom
The Value of Cash Buyers: A third of property deals now mortgage-free
The proportion, if not the number, of cash property buyers is on the rise, according to a new report from Hamptons. Just over 25% of deals were for cash in 2007; 33% over the past 12 months.
Savills’ top 12 big ticket resi development lenders
Lending for resi developments is on the up, according to a new survey from Savills. which identifies the top 12 big sum (£10m+) lenders.
New global luxury hotel and residences brand launches
GLH, the London-based hotel subsidiary of the Singapore-listed GuocoLeisure Group, has just launched a fairly ambitious new global luxury hotel and private residences brand in London, Singapore and Kuala…
Green & Pleasant Land: Unlocking London’s garden square premium
Prestigious and protected, the capital's garden squares are bordered by some of its most desirable homes. But exactly how much of a premium do these properties command?
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Haute cuisine heats up house prices
A top notch restaurant can "make a good location even better," raising property prices by up to 20% according to some research by Mayfair's Wetherell estate agency and Richard Caring's Caprice Holdings.
Prisk loses housing gig in cabinet reshuffle; Hopkins takes over
Mark Prisk, the former Housing Minister, has been "Been asked to step aside from Housing for a younger generation" as part of today's (7th October 2013) cabinet reshuffle.
Camden to offload £223m resi portfolio
It sounds like Camden Council is looking for some help in selling off a whopping £223m portfolio of resi assets.
What Lies Beneath: Why basement developments are nothing to be scared of
Changes in planning policy may make things trickier for niche developers and private clients, but opportunities for single dwelling basement developments are still worth seizing, says Sheila McCusker...
Devonshire House, One Mayfair Place up for sale
Devonshire House, One Mayfair Place - a 175,000 sq ft office block on Piccadilly - has been put on the market for £400m++ with Strutt & Parker and H2SO.
Aviva moves out of London prime
Aviva Investors is moving away from prime London property investments, with the firm's Property Trust manager Philip Nell arguing that overseas money "has pushed prices to ridiculous levels in our view."
Scottish prime prices on the rise for first time in three years
The top-end of Scotland's country house market is on the up for the first time in over three years, according to the latest from Knight Frank, with interest, activity and prices increasing year-on-year…
£5.25m One Hyde Park resale snapped up after bidding frenzy
Only the second apartment to be resold in Candy & Candy's One Hyde Park development - a 988 square foot, one-bedroom unit priced at £5.