Location: United Kingdom
Demand for development land ‘remains robust’
"Many new [residential development] sites are being soft marketed to test the appetite in the market," reports Savills, "and some have been launched now avoid competition with other sites later in the…
What awaits the resi auction market in a post-Covid world?
Bridging the gap between buyer expectations and seller sentiment will be one of the major challenges in the months to come, writes Richard Adamson...
Developer sought for super-prime multi-townhouse scheme opposite Harrods
Freehold plot in ‘one of the world’s most iconic locations’ has planning for five new residences with a combined GIA of 19,000 square feet
Post-lockdown buyer surge prompts agency to reconsider forecasts
More positive noises from the front line as Chestertons reports a 46% jump in new applicants and takes another look at its price predictions for 2020;
NCA ‘reassessing’ use of UWOs
Targeting PEPs and oligarchs has proven ‘much more difficult than expected’
Boltons bolthole pitched at £6.5m
Neighbouring mansions in Chelsea's most exclusive enclave go for an average of £32.5m, but have been known to fetch significantly more...
Economists predict ‘a slow recovery in activity, but a relatively benign outcome for house prices’
House prices are likely to fall by 7% as a result of Covid-19, predicts Oxford Economics - but the risks are "heavily skewed" towards much, much bigger price falls of almost 40%...
‘Signs of life’ in Prime London as activity returns & prices hold up
The number of properties going under offer in June was just 5% below last year’s levels, reports LonRes, while achieved prices were only marginally down...
Northacre confident in PCL’s appeal as enquiries soar
The 33-year-old firm developing two of London’s landmark prime resi schemes saw a threefold increase in sales enquiries in H1 2020, and is expecting demand to rise as supply levels shrink
Holyrood raises Scotland’s LBTT threshold to £250k
New Scottish property tax rates come into play on Wednesday (15th July), running until 31st March 2021.
Stylish St John’s Wood townhouse seeks £11.95m
Hairdressing tycoon Lesley Clarke lists her Italianate stunner on Queens Grove
Rare Grade I listing for post-modern masterpiece in East Sussex
Designed by John Outram for Hans and Märit Rausing, 'The New House' has received the highest level of protection from Historic England.