Location: United Kingdom
£11.8bn development wave to reshape West Kensington’s market
New research makes the case for a West Ken renaissance, as a trio of major development projects look set to redraw the local map - and hike property values.
Knight Frank moves Hungerford office to Newbury
Agency shifts longstanding operation to larger market as it eyes further growth across Berkshire and Wiltshire.
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Treasury eyes £1.5mn mansion tax threshold as Budget rumours gather pace
UPDATED: Reports suggest Treasury is considering widening the HVCTS net, potentially hitting nearly 300,000 homes.
Buy-to-let beats stock market over 30 years – but times have changed
It's been 30 years since the first BTL mortgage launched; Hamptons describes the product as 'one of the largest wealth-creation engines of modern British history'.
Asking prices stage Autumn bounce, but London sellers face tough market
The average price tag on a newly-listed home has risen for the first time since May, but Rightmove warns that sellers are competing for buyers in the most crowded market for 12 years.
Big-ticket mortgages rise as wealthy buyers turn to debt
More than £3bn was advanced through regulated £5mn-plus mortgages in the year to March, with London accounting for nearly nine in ten deals.
Knight Frank research boss: UK housing outlook hinges on Middle East tensions
Markets are pricing in multiple rate hikes, but where borrowing costs go next relies heavily on a single unpredictable geopolitical risk, explains Tom Bill.
Broker lands stellar £18mn instruction in SW London
Grade I-listed Richmond observatory - now a super-prime residence - was originally built for George III to watch the transit of Venus.
Savills names new head of resi development sales for Scotland
Jamie Adam tales over from Carole Mackie.
Well-known London agency adds two more self-employed brokers
Olia Sequeira & Victoria Peters sign to the 68-year-old brand.
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