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Savills looks to recovery with lessons learned from the GFC
Agency has taken a similar approach to 2008/9, when conditions were also beyond control, to mitigate the impact of market shutdowns;
Hong Kong buyers ‘dominating’ London’s luxury apartment market – Almacantar
Developer behind Centre Point & The Bryanston reports an influx of demand from the region, driven by the UK’s recent visa announcement and the upcoming SDLT surcharge.
Government urged to consider stamp duty incentives for greener homes
Committee on Climate Change wants to see properties given a 'green MOT' to check energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and flood resilience, with the scores made available to buyers.
‘Explosive’ Westferry planning docs land Jenrick in more hot water
Newly-released documents and text messages between the Housing Secretary and property developer Richard Desmond show "discrepancies", says Labour.
Ranked: London’s priciest postcodes pre-lockdown
N2 had a median sold price of £14.1m in the first quarter, according to analysis of Land Registry data, putting it ahead of W1K (£9.2m) & N6 (£9m).
RBKC looks to spend £3m of developers’ cash
Council invites applications from residents and local groups after building up a chunky funding pot from the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy
Qatari Diar & CWG complete Southbank Place’s penultimate resi tower
Residents are now moving into 30 Casson Square on the Southbank.
Prime London prices dipped by 1.1% in Q2, but house values have held up as buyers ‘reassess their needs’
"We have been surprised at the extent to which lockdown has made people reassess their housing needs and, more pertinently, act upon it," says Savills.
Reuters poll: UK prices to fall by 5% in 2020, before gradual recovery
Panel of pundits predict rises of 1.5% in 2021 and 3.5% in 2022
Demand surge to prop up house prices for the next few months, but the post-lockdown bounce is already slowing
"The surge in demand for property is expected to delay house price falls, pushing them towards the end of 2020," says Zoopla, as it forecasts that annual price inflation will be sustained at 2-3% for the…
Trafalgar Square pub conversion up for rent
The former 'Two Chairmen' public house on Warwick House Street has emerged from a high-end makeover as a six-storey home
Ranked: Britain’s most popular, most expensive & cheapest seaside locations
Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Salcombe are the priciest coastal enclaves, reports Rightmove, while Whitby and Whitley Bay are the most popular amongst househunters.