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Seven phases to recovery: A tentative timeline for the UK resi market
The residential market is unlikely to return to full strength until 2022, says CBRE, with the post-lockdown recovery dependant on consumer confidence and the wider economic outlook;
In Pictures: Nancy Mitford’s Curzon Street townhouse offered for £7.5m
One of Mayfair's oldest houses is being sold by celebrated perfumer Frank Sawkins.
Rock god battles another basement in Holland Park
Just when things seemed to have quietened down on Melbury Road, rock god Jimmy Page has become embroiled in another planning row over proposed excavation works near his Grade I listed mansion, The Tower…
PM suggests lockdown exit roadmap
UPDATE, 12th May: Revised regulations mean that the housing market can re-open on Wednesday 13th May
Housebuilders get back to work amidst supply chain & sales concerns
Property developers are getting back on-sites following Government advice - but construction supply chains have been disrupted and sales activity has been thwarted.
Cain brings Oberoi to Mayfair for European branded residence debut
Luxury hotel group Oberoi will operate Cain International's 23-unit serviced apartment scheme at 17-22 South Audley Street.
Complaints to The Property Ombudsman jump by a fifth
Poor communication caused most complaints about property agents in 2019.
Watch: Take a tour of LA’s latest $100m trophy home
Somewhat amazingly, the number of $5m sales recorded in LA County in March and April (82) was only three short of last year's total, with 14 deals going through above $10m.
Lettings deals down by two-thirds in Prime London
The number of new lets agreed has sunk by 67% over the last seven weeks, reports LonRes
Four reasons to be optimistic about the prime London housing market
There will obviously be significant challenges for the industry and the wider economy in the months ahead, says LonRes, but a few fundamentals should put the prime market in good stead to recover once…
Google owner ditches plans for pioneering ‘smart city’
Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its grand plan to create a 12-acre "smart city" on Toronto's waterfront.
London property buyers’ total potential spend has hit £52bn – Knight Frank
Activity may have plunged as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, but lettings activity is on the rise and pent-up buyer demand is building, reports the agency.