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Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Notable sales lodged with the Land Registry in July included an 'enchanting' Grade II listed house on one of Notting Hill's top turnings, along with other prime specimens in Chelsea, Kensington and Bayswater;
£10m price chop for Park Lane mega-duplex
A 6,877 square foot amalgamation in Fountain House has been relaunched at £20m, 33% below the price being asked in 2017...
Leave-voting areas are outperforming in the house price stakes
Eight out of the top ten council districts posting the highest rate of house price growth since the EU Referendum voted Leave, according to new research
London estate agency taps international investor ‘feeding frenzy’, launching bulk-buy division
Developer discounts and currency plays are attracting international investors to London in a big way, says James Pendleton
On the demise of the leasehold portfolio
Recent consultations and proposed reforms are likely to have a significant impact on investment decisions around what used to be an attractive asset class for institutional investors and pension funds,…
Mind the Gap: Homes near London Underground stations see stronger price growth
Property prices within 500 metres of a Tube Station have increased by 2.1% more each year since 1998, compared to average prices across London boroughs
Caudwell & K10 Group to launch £175m worth of ‘private palaces’ in London
Billionaire tycoon John Caudwell and Kam Babaee’s K10 Group are working on a number of ultra-prime projects together, including one of London's great stately homes - the '£100m' Doughty House on…
Bogus billionaire infiltrates London’s super-prime market
Artist and writer gained access to some of the most coveted addresses in the capital as part of a 'longitudinal study' into the high-end real estate sector for a socialist newspaper...
Market uncertainty and planning woes send London Square into the red
Resi developer swings to a loss, blaming planning delays and market headwinds for depressing sales and scuppering £100m worth of bulk deals;
Mortgage approvals jump to highest number since 2009
95,126 mortgages were approved by the main high street banks in July 2019; the highest monthly total since July 2009
Robert Jenrick: Housing is my generation’s greatest challenge
Writing in The Times, the newly-appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government (and officially the cabinet's first millennial) promises to "level up" efforts to increase home…
Ranked: New-build price premiums across the UK
The average new-build home in the UK is 29% more expensive than the average resale property - but new-builds tend to be cheaper than existing homes in a dozen London boroughs