Location: United Kingdom
International interest cools as PCL begins to look fully priced – Hamptons
UK buyers are snapping up the lion's share of properties in the capital, according to Hamptons International's latest findings, with domestic purchasers accounting for 77% of all sales across the firm's…
Ronson’s Riverwalk sales hit 50%
Riverwalk, one of the few developments currently underway on the North bank of the Thames, is selling fast: 50% of the 116 units have already gone, just a month after sales officially launched with Knight…
Anatomy of a Billionaire: Spending habits of the ultra-rich
The average billionaire - worth £1.79 billion, married with 2.1 children - spends just 3% of his/her wealth on residential property. That £53.
Drone Tactics: Aerial property videos take off
With the emergence of smart phones, ipads and mobile broadband, video has become a far more relevant and usable marketing tool, especially when you're trying to engage potential buyers...
Ukraine boots Russia out of London prime’s top spot
Ukraine has taken over from Russia as the biggest buyer of £10m+ ultra prime London property in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Beauchamp Estates.
Prime London prices 68% higher than post-Lehman low; Crimean instability drives new demand
Crimean turbulence has "underlined how uncertainty abroad has the potential to affect sentiment in the prime central London market," says Knight Frank in its latest market update.
UK needs a proactive planning revolution – Farrell Review
It's been exactly a year since Culture Minister Ed Vaizey asked Sir Terry Farrell CBE to lead an unprecedented, industry-wide review of architecture and the built environment.
Thurloe Estate snapped up for £100m
The Thurloe Estate - a swathe of prime in between South Ken and Sloane Square - has been snapped up by a joint partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge, affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Bruce…
‘Unprecedented demand’ for Fulham family homes drives off-plan sales for London Square
Over half - 23 of 40 - of London Square's units in its Farm Lane development have already been sold off-plan, leading the developer to comment on the "unprecedented demand" for family homes in Fulham as…
The Price of Power: Battersea Power Station flagship apartment prices revealed
Guide pricing has finally been confirmed for the 254 units that make up the heart of Battersea Power Station's 40-acre development.
First major estate deal of 2014: Shakenhurst sells for only second time in 665 years
Knight Frank has sold the 1,324 acre Shakenhurst Estate on the Worcestershire/Shropshire border for £16m, claiming it as England's "first major estate sale of 2014."
Price increases may be more modest for the rest of the year – D&G
London's "emerging prime" areas are taking on more and more of traditional PCL's characteristics, says Douglas & Gordon in amongst some illuminating graphworks in the agency's latest quarterly report...