Mortgage approvals jump to a 13-year high
August saw the highest monthly tally of mortgage approvals since October 2007. But there have still been around a fifth fewer approvals so far this year compared to the same period in 2019.
Mortgage approvals dip but remain high
Encouraged by the temporary Stamp Duty holiday, individuals borrowed an additional £6.2 billion secured on their homes in February - the highest net mortgage borrowing level since March 2016 (£7.2
Country house price growth hits a six-year high
Savills, Knight Frank and Hamptons have all reported a booming country house market.
Country house price inflation hits a four-year high, ‘driven by a race for space post-lockdown’
“Despite a challenging economic outlook, people’s desire to get on with their lives after years of political uncertainty followed by lockdown has seen the property market continue to defy gravity," say…
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Buyer exchanges on £70mn London property in pre-Budget mega-deal
What jitters? Agency ties up one of the largest super-prime sales of 2024, just days before the biggest fiscal event in years.
Survey: The prime resi sector’s hopes & fears for this week’s Labour Budget
Changes to Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty & non-dom status are causing concern amongst PrimeResi's panel of business leaders ahead of Wednesday's Autumn Statement.
Super-prime mansion project in Jersey seeks buyer
Currently in shell and core form, the rare new-build will be delivery turnkey to its new owners following a fit-out by a 'globally recognised' team of designers.
Kaye & Carey founders move on
Matthew Kaye and Adam Carey have closed their 21-year-old Knightsbridge estate agency, but remain in the PCL property arena.
London is ‘still by far Europe’s most mature & expensive high-end residential market’
New CBRE analysis takes a deep dive into the capital's luxury living sector, and how it compares to other wealth hubs.
New super-slim skyscraper in Dubai will ‘work with nature rather than against it’
In Pictures: Muraba collaborates with Pritzker Prize-winning RCR Arquitectes on 'daring' luxury resi project that draws on ancient design techniques.
Meriam Lock-Necrews on putting homes at the heart of Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment
Two years after the regenerated Battersea Power Station opened, BPSDC's Head of Residential shares insights into how the project created a sought-after residents' experience within a new mixed-use neighbourhood
Green light for old Hampstead Police Station development
Redington Capital and dMFK Architects have secured planning consent for the reinvention of a Grade II listed landmark building in prime North London.
Talking Heads: Property industry leaders’ Autumn Statement wish lists
What announcements would you most like to see in this week's Budget event, that would benefit the UK housing market?
Talking Heads: What property industry leaders fear most from the Autumn Statement 2024
Of the tax and housing proposals floated by the Chancellor ahead of this week's Budget event, which do you think would have the biggest impact on the prime property market and why?
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Developers build up an appetite for sites
Growing positivity in the development land market is yet to translate into deals, reports Savills.