Location: United Kingdom
New leasehold sales tumble
The proportion of new homes sold as leaseholds has fallen from a peak of 15.1% in 2016, to just 4.2% in 2018
On the Science of Place: Ten steps for successful placemaking (and why St James’s Square is officially London’s most beautiful address)
'Groundbreaking' study by Cadogan & Create Streets looks into what really makes a place tick, providing ten key steps for developers, architects, planning authorities and landowners to follow, and explaining…
Planning win for Regal in St John’s Wood
Developer chalks up another consent opposite Lord's Cricket Ground, as planners approve the redevelopment of Dora House
‘There is a relatively high risk that the UK will experience a recession in the next few years’
Britain's recession-risk has reached a ten-year high, warns The Resolution Foundation; levels last seen in 2007, just before the global financial crash...
Winkworth expands into Suffolk with seaside branch
Estate agency's Norfolk franchisee acquires Halford Wetmore in Southwold
Summer’s ‘meandering’ market ‘remains fragile’ – Garrington
The July monthly market video update from buying agency Garrington sees research face Catherine King talk about sunny days, Wimbledon winnings and down-sizing.
Asking prices drop for the first time this year as properties stick on the market
'Key metrics indicate a buyers’ market in the second half of 2019,' says Rightmove, as the portal notes 'tentative signs of the market bottoming out' in London
Buyer snaps up one of England’s great Tudor manor houses
The 'magical' Athelhampton House has changed hands for the first time in over 60 years
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
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Cushman names new UK COO
Head of Resi Candice Matthews steps up as UK Chief Operating Officer, with Richard Pickering appointed UK Chief Strategy Officer
German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
Art-Invest Real Estate has opened a London office, and is working on a significant mixed-use development on Cleveland Street with Dukelease
University cities out-perform the rest of the property market
House prices in the world's top 50 university cities grew by an average of 66% between 2009 and 2018, compared to a national average growth of 40%