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Labour’s 2015 prospects driving foreign buyers away – W.A.Ellis
Fears of a Labour win in 2015's General Election, and the subsequent likelihood of a mansion tax being installed, are already putting off some super-rich foreign buyers, according to W.A.Ellis.
The Comeback Bid: The return of bidding wars and the sealed bid
The sealed bid is making a comeback in London as a "severe shortage of homes" drives bidding frenzies for family homes and Zone One one-beds, according to Cluttons.
Bumper month for PCL as average prices breach £1.5m
Average property prices in prime central London hurtled through the £1.5m barrier in May, according new research by London Central Portfolio.
Letter from the Home Counties
Write off the summer market at your peril. July is the new June, says Julian Amos...
In Search of Tyburnia: The prime property hotspot you’ve never heard of
So it turns out that not many people had heard of "Tyburnia" until a few days ago.
Masterpiece Midsummer Party
Gladrags and wallets at the ready: It's the Masterpiece Midsummer Party in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care tonight (2nd July).
Riverlight leads the “dramatic transformation” of Nine Elms
The first new development to regenerate the much vaunted Nine Elms area around Battersea Power Station - St James's 802-unit Riverlight scheme - was topped out this morning by none other than Boris Johnson.
West Enders: The resi transformation of London’s West End
The West End, traditionally home to Topshop, traders and tourists rather than real people, is swiftly turning into a residential neighbourhood according to the latest from Mayfair specialist Wetherell.
London’s first £250m home: A history of the In & Out
One property in particular illustrates how the West End is being transformed back into a super-prime residential address, according to Wetherell's new West End Residential Developments Report.
St James buys the heart of White City
Berkeley Group's St James arm has done a deal for 10 acres of White City, buying the site from Marks & Spencer for around £100m.
PCL prices now powered by <£2m market - Knight Frank
Prime central London prices have gone up by 3.7% in the first half of this year, with June seeing a 0.4% hop, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
The Hopeful Continent: A field guide to Africa’s residential property markets
In only ten years, the Economist has revised its definition of Africa from “the hopeless continent” to the “hopeful continent”.