Location: United Kingdom
‘One of a kind’ Georgian revival proposition asks £4.5m
1920s affair in NW London looks much, much older than its years...
New knotweed tracking tool helps flag local infestations
A new interactive Heatmap tracks sighting of Japanese Knotweed across the UK.
Housing supply picks up, but delivery still undershooting need
Number of new homes built across England rose to 238,000 in the year to Q4 2018, up 12% on Q4 2017, notes Savills; even so, London only delivered 56% of homes needed at an aggregate level
Proportion of international buyers in PCL hits six-year high
57% of the homes sold in London's priciest postcodes during H2 2018 went to overseas purchasers, reports Hamptons International, the highest level recorded since H2 2012;
Street Views: International buyers in Prime Central London
The proportion of overseas purchasers in PCL is at a six-year high, according to new research out today, accounting for over half of the homes sold in the capital's top postcodes.
Humberts reports positive results from its ‘holistic’ take on estate agency
Nine months after buying venerable estate agency brand Humberts out of administration, the new owner expects 2019 to be the firm's 'best year yet'.
Carter Jonas recruits six to boost Planning & Development team in London
A team of six development surveyors have been hired from GL Hearn.
Buyer picks up £9.75m penthouse amalgamation in St John’s Wood
8,342 square foot apartment on three titles came with over 4,000 square feet of terraces and an 86-foot 'entertaining suite'
Barratt unveils Goddard Littlefair-designed show penthouse at Landmark Place
London arm of Britain's biggest housebuilder releases five marquee units at its 'most prestigious scheme to date', including a fully-dressed 3,239 sq ft duplex priced at £8.895m
‘Buyer affordability is on the rise at the fastest rate in nearly eight years’ – Rightmove
The UK's average asking price tickled up by just 0.2% in the last year, reports Rightmove, with three out of four Southern regions seeing negative growth.
Cluttons loses research chief to Knight Frank
Faisal Durrani moves on after over eight years with Cluttons
Taxing the profit made by selling a primary residence makes sense
"This will be hugely politically unpopular, until it becomes obvious that the housing market is entrenching intergenerational inequality and ossifying the economy"