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Hong Kong ‘in a league of its own’ & London ‘at a turning point’: Prime global city markets in seven charts
Hong Kong, New York, Tokyo, Geneva and London are the most expensive prime global cities, says Savills;
Cash buyers pay an average of 9% less for a home than mortgagers
The average price paid by cash buyers for a home in the UK is 9% less than that paid by mortgaged buyers... But it's a different story in London.
Latest mortgage data shows a resurgence of buy-to-let activity
The number of home-mover, remortgage and buy-to-let lending picked up in December, reports UK Finance.
Saudi royal reselling Surrey mansion
An UHNW vendor is offloading a magnificent pile in Windlesham after just two visits, according to agents
Listing Price: How London’s heritage buildings contribute to house price premiums
Savills has looked into how the prevalence of listed buildings affects average property prices around the capital; there's "a strong correlation" between heritage and higher prices, says the team.
Westminster is now more expensive than Kensington & Chelsea
Latest data shows a changing of the guard in PCL, as Westminster outperforms its neighbour to become the UK's priciest borough
Mount Anvil unveils Hampstead Manor’s ‘jewel in the crown’
Developer completes renovation of dilapidated neo-Grecian building tucked away in the grounds of its flagship north London scheme
Birmingham planners approve Britain’s first ‘super slender’ resi tower
211 Broad Street in Birmingham will rise 37 storeys, but will be just 9.5 metres wide.
Developer plots ambitious mixed-use ‘campus’ scheme on historic Devon estate
Burrington Estates has plans to turn Winslade Park near Exeter into an £80m "campus" with 125 new homes, 125,000 square feet of office space, and a £5m leisure complex.
Rooms at the top: the cutting-edge homes appearing on high-rise roofs (FT)
The Financial Times's Edwin Heathcote discovers some new architectural gems sprouting on top of buildings in Bethnal Green, Battersea, Covent Garden, New York and Mexico.
Homes in English market towns command a 12% average mark-up
Beaconsfield has the highest house price premium of any market town, says Lloyds Bank, followed by Henley-on-Thames and Bakewell.
Bedford Gardens project emerges as £25m super-home
Rare double-house was being marketed as a development opp in 2015