Resi investment set to breach £4.4bn record high this year
CBRE is forecasting 8% growth for average UK house prices through 2022, with any downturn in buying activity likely to take time to filter through to prices.
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High inflation ‘lures investors back to buy-to-let’
Buy-to-let investors were behind 13.9% of homes sales across Great Britain in Q1 2022, says Hamptons - the highest proportion at this time of year since Stamp Duty changes in 2016.
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£500mn RBKC scheme ‘back on track’ after Ardmore collapse
Construction restarts on 462-home project under new main contractor as developer reports nearly £40mn of early off-plan sales.
Knight Frank bolsters London-based Turkish team
Two new recruits join as agency reports ‘significant’ flow of capital from Turkey into the new homes market.
Super-prime fit-out specialist eyes £100mn turnover amid resi push
130-year-old firm behind interiors at The Peninsula and The Londoner expands residential offering with three of London’s most anticipated luxury schemes in the works.
Regent’s Park trophy home hits the market at £15mn
Grade I listed residence comes with views over the park and its famous boating lake - and towards one of the most expensive properties ever sold in the UK.
Zara billionaire picks up Marylebone rental block for £150mn
Amancio Ortega's Pontegadea has made a notable play in London's built-to-rent arena.
Deal sealed on £15mn Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead villa
The near-8,000 sq ft LA-style residence, described as the ‘epitome of minimalist cool’, went to a European family relocating to London.
Brokerage pulls off £48mn Belgravia hat-trick
Big-brand agency defies tough market conditions to complete three super-prime deals in as many weeks, as younger international wealth turns its attention to one of PCL’s traditional strongholds.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
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In Pictures: 19th-century Notting Hill dairy reborn as boutique resi scheme
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