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‘One in 50’ London homes is ‘used as a short let’
New research has found 108,102 Airbnb-style short-let listings in London. Of these, 73,549 were listed as entire homes.
Chelsea sale completes hat-trick of record-breakers for One Point Six
Boutique developer notches up another price record in Chelsea, achieving over £3,600 psf for a turnkey scheme on Cadogan Gardens...
Knight Frank reports dramatic surge in new buyers as interest ‘explodes’
The agency's London offices registered more new buyers in the second week of January than during any week in the last fifteen years, with numbers up 92% on the same point last year...
On the implications of the Law Commission’s leasehold reform proposals
This month, the Law Commission published its long-awaited proposals for leasehold reform, making a number of recommendations which could have major ramifications for the London property market.
Is London heading for a house price crash? Probably not, say economists
Oxford Economics forecasts "sluggish" but positive growth for London property prices
Grosvenor appoints first Director of Sustainability & Innovation
Placemaking director Tor Burrows takes on a new role to help the firm hit its ambitious environmental goals
£150m Knightsbridge Estate scheme tops out
The Olayan Group, Chelsfield & Skanska are working together on transforming an iconic swathe between Harrods and Harvey Nicks into a major new mixed-use scheme, delivering 35 'luxurious' rental apartments…
High-end deal surge in Prime Central London as buyers jump the gun
£5m-plus sales soared by 78% in the final quarter as wealthy purchasers chose not to wait for the result of the General Election, reports LonRes
Stately Royalton & Julian Bicknell collaboration seeks £22.5m
The 21,500 square foot Woodlawn sits on one of the biggest plots on the St George's Hill Estate in Surrey
Optimism returns to the property industry – but estate agents are looking to diversify
Key findings from Zoopla's annual "State of the Property Nation" include a marked upswing in estate agencies' sentiment, but there's continued uncertainty over the political situation.
Asking prices post biggest January rise on record as a ‘window of stability’ encourages activity
Rightmove recorded its biggest ever December/January asking price "surge" in the wake of the General Election - led by more expensive "top of the ladder" properties.
Rents rise at the fastest pace since 2014 – Hamptons
Average rental payments across the country increased by 3.7% in 2019, and have escalated by 81% in the last decade.