Location: United Kingdom
Chinese demand for UK property bounces back as Stamp Duty pushes buyers to act now
"Anyone who can bring their transaction forward to 2020 from next year or even later is doing so," says property portal Juwai, against fears of higher Stamp Duty rates from 2021.
Summer scramble in Prime London as vendors head to market
Latest data from LonRes shows the number of new properties reaching the market in July was up 39% on the same month last year, with 9% more deals agreed;
John D Wood appoints new director of corporate & relocation services
Tanya Hasking rejoins venerable agency to help blue chip clients and embassies relocate their staff.
Another London agency reports a bumper post-lockdown Summer
“We have been genuinely surprised by the rate at which the London sales market has picked up since lock-down restrictions were relaxed in May," says Chestertons chief Guy Gittins, "which culminated in…
Offr raises another £2.7m in Barclays-led funding round
Irish proptech start-up claimed the world’s first fully remote, end-to-end, digital property transaction in March.
Class-leading Wandsworth house comes on at £9m
6,450 square foot detached belter is one of the biggest on Spencer Park...
Luxury ‘later life’ scheme approved for Kensington’s Heythrop College site
Auriens' KPF-designed super-prime retirement scheme in W8 has been given the go-ahead, having previously been refused by the Mayor of London.
UK HPI returns after lockdown hiatus: Average property prices dipped by 0.2% in April
In the year to April's end, average house prices increased in London to £480,425 (2.3%), in England to £251,000 (2.5%), Wales to £169,000 (5.0%), Scotland to £153,000 (1.
Homemover numbers slumped by nearly a third in H1
Largest drop seen in the UK since 2009 was still not as bad as some were predicting, says Lloyds...
From piggeries to prime real estate: Touring Holland Park with a prime resi insider
RBKC specialist Simon Rose takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the Holland Park patch, covering the area’s remarkable transformation from notorious slum to UHNW haven, the best new schemes, and how the…
Major Countrywide shareholder calls for ‘decisive action’ to help reverse fortunes
‘Fresh investor capital has evaporated and, with-it, the trust of shareholders’, warns Catalist Partners’ co-founder Robin Paterson in hard-hitting correspondence to outgoing exec chairman Peter…
‘Truly magnificent’ Peak District mansion seeks £4m
A particularly grand country mansion on the edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire has come up for sale, offering the chance to create palatial private residence.