Location: United Kingdom
The Rise of Prime: Charting the expansion of London’s prime resi market
Prime central London property prices have more than doubled in the last eight years rising by 116%, and PCL prices have risen by an average of 4.
Office to Resi: Mark Collins on CBRE’s major play
In his first column for PrimeResi, CBRE's Mark Collins explains how he turned the firm's resi business into a major player and why the acquisition of EA Shaw last year was such a big deal...
Former Sotheby’s boss launches no sale-no fee portal
The former MD of Sotheby's has unveiled a pretty interesting-sounding concept; a results-driven portal focusing specifically on high-end international property developments.
“Naughty but nice” Foxtons float already oversubscribed
Shares in Foxtons have been described as "Marmite" by brokers, as Reuters reports that the estate agency's planned stock market float is already over-subscribed.
Rising prices bring vendors out of the woodwork – RICS
After months of low stock and relatively few new properties hitting the market, rising prices and burgeoning buyer demand have led to significant increases in homes coming onto the UK property market,…
Building Bonanza: Planning applications up 30%
The number of planning applications for big resi schemes has rocketed by 30% in the last year, according to research by construction bods Glenigan and Barbour ABI and Knight Frank.
Piccadilly planning nod for British Land
It looks like British Land's Mayfair masterplan is coming together.
The Clarges Estate
Exec management call-up for Taylor Wimpey London MD
Taylor Wimpey has appointed a new member to its executive management team.
The battle of Britain goes on in Singapore
No less than six London property projects exhibited their developments in Singapore last weekend – with two further projects from outside the capital trying to tempt local buyers and investors to splash…
Grosvenor and Colliers make a move on Brunei
One of the first London Property Exhibitions to take place in Brunei happened last week, notes PropertyGuru's Andrew Batt, with agents describing both the levels of interest and sales as being far better…
The Doer Upper Vs The Estate Agent from Hell
Not all agents are equal... In his latest escapade, our resident Doer Upper Alan Page has a run-in with the worst kind while doing a kind deed. This is how not to sell a property...
Heaton up as buying agency expands
Heaton & Partners, the property buying business set up in February by former PropertyVision director Ed Heaton, seems to be riding high in an "unusual market".