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Prime London’s price recovery ‘gathers pace’
Knight Frank's latest indices tell of rising prices and plenty of activity in prime London's sales and rental markets.
Popular Cornwall left out of ‘Best Places to Live’ rundown as housing crisis deepens
Judges of the influential annual Sunday Times guide take decision "in recognition of the problems caused in the county’s housing market by incomers buying second homes".
Auction houses reports strong spring sales
A lack of stock in the agency market has continued to bring out the buyers, says Savills
Investor secures £100mn loan for 92-apartment Battersea Power Station bulk buy
The acquisition of 92 apartments on Battersea Power Station's Electric Boulevard "represents a prudent long term investment in one of the capital’s most exciting transformation projects," says MGT boss…
Work gets underway on luxury multi-townhouse scheme opposite Harrods
Super-prime construction firm Knowles will be delivering Phase 1 works at 3-11 Lancelot Place
Mapped: Britain’s busiest property markets in 2022 so far
There are currently 172,589 residential properties listed for sale across the UK, according to research by TwentyCi, and another 237,512 homes with sales agreed.
Back in Town: ‘Buyers are saying that they found rural life lonely and quiet’
"London’s suburbs are now red hot," says buying agent Sara Ransom, as house-hunters look to return to city life.
Property pros cite inflation as key influencing factor in real estate’s ‘new era’
Macro-economic factors will play a major role in shaping real estate markets over the coming years, according to a survey by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Insurance warning for homeowners as build costs continue to soar
‘Buildings should always be covered for the amount it would cost to replace them, and that cost could be much greater than anticipated’, says Savills
Goldman Sachs-backed developer buys Bishops Avenue site for super-prime retirement scheme
This is Riverstone's third acquisition in prime London, and follows a significant move into the luxury senior living sector by Amazon Property.
Developers flock to Belgravia Police Station site
A 0.6 acre site between Ebury Square and Victoria Station is being pitched as “a unique Prime Central London redevelopment opportunity”.