Ranked: Britain’s fastest-moving property markets in 2024
OnTheMarket's new index reveals that homes listed for sale in Prime Central London are taking twice as long, on average, to secure a buyer as in Plymouth or Newcastle.
Industry Reactions: House prices rise for a fourth consecutive month
Official data suggests property values have increased by an average of 2.7% in the last year - but transaction volumes are dramatically lower than in previous years.
Home-buyers turn to short-term finance to save sales chains
Growth in bridging loans 'seems to be fuelled by the urgent need to prevent chain breaks in property transactions,' say lenders.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 32, 2024
A third fewer sales were agreed across London's prime postcodes last week compared to the same period last year, but more homes went under offer, and a relative flurry of new instructions hit the market
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Former Knight Franker Hobbs relaunches land & development consultancy
Halifield Land temporarily closed after director Jason Hobbs fell ill; the firm and its founder are now back in action, seeking development site in London and the South East.
Former Hamptons director acquires ‘design-led’ estate agency Aucoot
Boutique firm unveils new-look senior team & sets sights on expansion within & beyond London.
Touring eight of London’s most spectacular ultra-prime listings
From an 'incomparable' Hyde Park penthouse to a hidden mansion in Knightsbridge, PrimeResi looks at the options for elite buyers with super-sized budgets.
In Pictures: LA London’s Summer Party
Architecture & interiors practice assembled the great & good of London's design world to celebrate the season - and the company's recent rebrand.
Buying agency platform adds two heavyweight advisors
Johnny Turnbull & John De Pree have joined Claire Whisker's First In The Door team.
‘We leaned into the contrasts’: Joe Serrins on designing one of London’s most spectacular penthouses at Battersea Power Station
IN PICTURES: How a NYC-based studio approached a 'very special opportunity' to work in one of London's most iconic buildings.
Bumper summer for boutique London estate agency
Arlington Residential reports 'surge' in sales & listings across neighbourhoods from Marylebone to Hampstead.
In Pictures: Trio of show apartments unveiled at new Kensington scheme
Turnkey options served up at reworked mansion block off High Street Ken.
In Pictures: Important Arts and Crafts mansion in Hertfordshire seeks £25mn
1901 specimen is regarded as one of the finest works by the architect George Walton.
Luxury property brokerage targets ‘an emerging affluent generation’ with global ad campaign
Sotheby’s International Realty's seven-figure marketing drive focuses on one-off homes, positioning agents as 'curators of the unique.'
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London Square continues prime site acquisition run with ‘extremely attractive’ Brook Green project
The former school site in West London is the Aldar-owned property developer's eighth acquisition so far this year.
Understanding supply & demand in the PCL rental market
Jessica Tomlinson explains what's been driving the big swings in rental market conditions over the past five years, and the impact on values.
‘Arguably the finest in Mayfair’: Trophy townhouse lists at £49.5mn
Grand red-brick specimen on Balfour Place is the only double-fronted south-facing home in Mayfair Village.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove, Zoopla & more...
‘Autumn action starts early,’ says Rightmove but ‘beneath the surface the market remains cautious’
Asking prices have jumped up by twice as mush as the long-run average for this time of year.