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All is calm, all is bright: Post-election thoughts
There is no denying the instant relief felt by stakeholders in the prime London property market following the general election result, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson, but there are real concerns this…
Resi investors shun Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is transitioning into a place to live as well as work, says Savills; a third of buyers in the area are international, and over a third of households earn more than £100k a year.
London’s 40-acre riverside ‘new town’, Royal Wharf, tops out
Following an ambitious build schedule, the last and tallest residential tower in Ballymore & Oxley's Royal Docks regeneration project has just reached full height.
Knight Frank predicts ‘rising momentum across all property markets’, with PCL set to out-perform
Prime Central London property prices are likely to rise by 18% over the next five years, forecasts Knight Frank, out-performing mainstream markets.
‘£100m’ price tag for trophy Chelsea mansion
Heiress lists the Grade II listed Sloane House on Old Church Street after carrying out a spectacular revamp
House price growth drops to the lowest level since September 2012
The latest official UK House Price Index tells of a slow property market in the run-up to the General Election.
Knight Frank names new prime sales chief for Hungerford & Basingstoke
Mark Potter is to handle top-end sales in Berkshire and Hampshire
Chelsea apartment fetches over £17m
'Spectacular' first floor unit changes hands at 21 Manresa Road, one of the neighbourhood's best-regarded schemes
Property market ‘hit a lull’ in November
The number of sales agreed fell to the lowest level in eight months in November, reports the NAEA. But improved political certainty "may trigger a flurry of activity."
Is the time finally right for the commonhold revolution?
According to the the Law Commission, commonhold offers a once in a generation opportunity to rethink how property is owned in England and Wales and should be reinvigorated.
Billionaires’ Rows: The world’s top ten ultra-prime addresses
Knight Frank identifies the ten global locations that have seen the most ultra-prime (US$25m+) property sales in the last five years... Six are in the USA, three are in Hong Kong - and one is in London.
Berkshire estate agency cartel fined £600k for price fixing
Four estate agencies broke competition law for nearly seven years by fixing minimum commission rates, says the CMA; three have been fined.