Location: United Kingdom
£1bn added to UK economy for every 100,000 property transactions – claim
Each residential property transaction adds an average of £9,559 to the UK economy, according to some sums by Knight Frank and the Home Builders Federation.
Nicola Fontanella-designed townhouse in Belgravia asks £10.5m
Stucco-fronted affair on South Eaton Place comes with an immaculate interior by the Argent Design founder.
Stock continues to pile up in Prime London
68% more properties reached the market in October compared to the same month in 2019, reports LonRes, and levels are running at 37% above the five-year average...
Oliver Bernard recruits PCL lettings specialist
Former JLL and Carter Jonas agent George Vernon joins the real estate-focused private office set up by Charlie Gibson and Ralph de Wavrin.
Trio of Regent’s Park apartments hit the market with potential for a ‘world-class home’
Agents have been instructed to market a super-rare multi-unit proposition in the most sought-after apartment building in Regent’s Park.
£3.5m boost for heritage construction sector
Historic England receives generous pledge from the Hamish Ogston Foundation to address ‘long-standing and severe skills shortage’
Rural rents rise as cities fall – Hamptons
Average rents in the countryside have risen by 5.5% in the last year, reports Hamptons, while city rents have fallen by 5.3%.
Opportunity Knocks? This property type has underperformed all others in 2020
Demand for larger flats has more readily switched to houses in recent months, notes Knight Frank, and some investors may be sensing a buying opportunity...
In Pictures: Lord Ashfield’s Mayfair mansion pitched at £16.5m
Grand South Street townhouse once belonged to the brilliant founder of the London Underground and designer of Churchill’s wartime bunker.
Asking prices dip despite continued home-buying activity
"New sellers appear to be pricing more keenly, to improve their chances of getting a quick sale and beating the March stamp duty deadline," says Rightmove.
Twelve graphs to show why PCL is ready for a comeback
Savills is confident that Prime Central London’s property market will bounce back - as soon as international travel resumes and the streets regain their famous buzz...
The Times: Skyscrapers in London – do we want to reach for the stars?
Written by Jonathan Morrison, this fascinating special report for the Times charts the changing of the capital’s skyline from 1964 - when the 191m Post Office Tower became the first of London’s skyscrapers…