Location: United Kingdom
House prices down across nearly two-thirds of London local authorities
Declines recorded in 29 of the capital's local authorities over the past 12 months, with RBKC the worst performer; annual rate of house price growth across the UK’s 20 major cities slows to 3.
Weston Homes looks to Manchester as it continues its large-scale recruitment drive
House-builder aims to hire 350 new recruits in the next 18-24 months, with ambitions to double in size in five years
Almacantar puts Centre Point sales on ice as uncertainty grips the market
Resi sales agents CBRE & Knight Frank 'stood down' at landmark West End scheme as developer 'sees no point in chasing a market that is increasingly detached from reality'
Blame the planners! Owner of £30m Holland Park mansion slams RBKC proposals to ‘seize’ empty homes
Hedge fund boss speaks out after council proposes radical overhaul of the rules around acquiring unused dwellings
High-end Yorkshire agency reports ‘phenomenal’ few months as Londoners head north
York-based Croft Residential tucks away 24 deals totalling nearly £40m as demand for luxury properties 'outstrips supply'
Lack of urgency keeps a lid on prime regional prices
Realistic pricing is the key to generating competing interest in this kind of market, advises Savills
Consultation launched on upwards extension PDR & easier change of use
Government seeks views on new rights to allow greater flexibility for change of use, and to use the airspace above existing buildings for additional new homes and extensions
Carter Jonas boosts resi team in Oxford
The Oxford branch is Carter Jonas' biggest regional centre outside of London
Prime global cities post lowest annual rate of property price inflation in six years
Singapore and Hong Kong have seen prime property prices rise the fastest in the last year, says Knight Frank; Vancouver has seen the biggest fall
The Rise of ‘Necrotecture’: Half of London’s new-build homes are underused, claims academic
And 64% of London homes worth more than £5m are "empty", according to a new study by Rowland Atkinson, Chair of Inclusive Studies at Sheffield University
Continued supply drop pushes rents up
19% fewer rental properties were listed in London in Q3 compared to last year, reports Rightmove
How George Osborne ‘wrought havoc’ on the resi property market
Ahead of Spreadsheet Phil's big day, London Central Portfolio collates the latest SDLT statistics to argue why the government's recent programme of tax reforms has been both 'ill-conceived and ineffective',…