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Build to Rent ‘is gaining momentum’ with £1.5bn transacted in 2021 so far
“Positive activity has continued into the BtR sector," says CBRE. "letting activity has picked up and sentiment is strong."
Prominent Chelsea mansion with potential lists at £15m
Low-built house near the river is over 50 feet wide and come with planning to significantly boost the internal space.
Design pioneer Sir Ambrose Heal’s former residence is up for sale
Arts & Crafts specimen in NW London seeks £2.85m.
Native Land & Derwent team up to develop ‘Marylebone’s premier new apartment building’
100 George Street, part of the wider 19-35 Baker Street mixed-use scheme, is set to deliver 41 new apartments including six penthouses.
‘Visionary’ Grand Designs-style project comes to market in the Cotswolds
An “extraordinary” and “totally unique” Grand Designs-style project is up for sale in the rolling Oxfordshire countryside.
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Most buyers & sellers expect to move within three months – OTM
84% of property sellers expect to sell their home within the next 90 days, according to the inaugural OnTheMarket Sentiment Index, while 75.5% of buyers expect to find their next home within the same timeframe
PCL agency boss calls for industry-wide task force to tackle racism in property
Rokstone’s Becky Fatemi is calling for a "cross-company, industry-wide task force" to address racism and sexism in property.
LendInvest to float
Christian Faes' property finance platform had planned an IPO for 2019, but postponed the move. It now hopes to raise £40m by listing on the London's AIM stock exchange.
Central London rents likely to recover to pre-pandemic levels within a year – Hamptons
Average rents in central London have fallen by 16
Heatmapped: Runaway regional markets drive highest house price inflation since 2005
‘Any slowing of price rises in the period of March to May because of the initial expected end of the stamp duty holiday has been short-lived’, reports Acadata.
Guy Meacock: London is really hitting its stride now
The capital has played second fiddle to the country market over the last year - but is now showing the sort of resilience that surprised us all post-GFC.
Famous Victorian courtesan’s Mayfair townhouse up for rent
No. 15 South Street was home to Catherine Walters, aka ‘Skittles’, during the mid-to-late 1800s, and now sports a Blue Plaque dedicated to her memory.