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50% hike in January offers – Douglas & Gordon
Interesting noises from the Douglas & Gordon camp this morning, with reports of a 50% year-on-year increase in the number of offers made in January.
Prime rents generally flat as a pancake (only W8 crept up) but 2013 could pan out well
Despite a 23.2% year-on-year increase in applicant numbers in the three months to January, rents in prime central London fell 0.
Chesterton Humberts’ pipeline up 41% as 7.3% price growth p.a. predicted
A positive start to the year for Chesterton Humberts, with the agency reporting "a welcome uplift in both sentiment and activity entering 2013," with an upbeat sales market boasting more stock, "sustained"…
Strutt & Parker gets nod for BBC TV Centre resi sales at £1000 psf
Strutt & Parker has added to the positive waves in 2013's property market so far with a batch of market stats and the news that the agency has been "specifically charged with selling 1,000 residential…
Footballers coming home: Surrey tops property premiership
The transfer window's firmly closed, but the business of relocating soccer stars still has vital minutes left to play.
RESI Awards 2013: The Shortlist
Awards season kicks off early this year, with the shortlist for RESI Awards 2013 - the popular extension to the RESI conference which "recognise excellence in residential property" - revealed today.
Tear up the predictions – the gloves are off for this year’s buyers
Despite all the dull divinations, someone rang a bell in January and buyers are out to do business, but how to find a decent PA is still anyone's guess, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Austerity Auction: Bidding for Greece’s Holland Park mansion to start at £22m
Reports today suggest that Greece is about to offload a major asset in Holland Park, to the tune of £22m.
Search agency offers “one-day guarantee”
A property search agency in London has announced the punchy pledge of a "one-day guarantee", promising placement for rental clients in a single, high-octane day of between 18 and 24 viewings.
Large prime houses soar 35% in stellar year
PCL Sales - John D Wood
Last chance at the Walpole
With the news that four out of the five apartments have now been sold, it's the final chance to buy into Oliver Burns' masterful Walpole Mayfair.
Here's what's happened so far;
Crown Estate wins luxury resi approval in St James’s
Westminster planners have approved an application by The Crown Estate to redevelop a large site between St James's Street, which runs from Piccadilly to Pall Mall, and Bury Street in the heart of St St…