Tenants in ‘sprint for stock’ as London lettings market suddenly shifts
A tenant’s market has become a landlord’s market in the last six weeks, reports Knight Frank, as offices re-open and air traffic rises.
Prime London market begins 2021 with bumper stock levels
Huge inventory builds up across the prime postcodes after Covid blows seasonal activity patterns off course.
London market ‘holds its own’ as sales top £56bn
£56.2bn worth of real estate has been sold across the capital since the start of the pandemic, according to analysis of Land Registry records.
Stock continues to pile up in Prime London
68% more properties reached the market in October compared to the same month in 2019, reports LonRes, and levels are running at 37% above the five-year average...
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Caudwell unveils vision for £2bn ‘palace of residences’ in Mayfair
Pre-launch details and new images reveal what we can expect from the RAMSA-designed 1 Mayfair, including 'the finest triplex penthouse ever unveiled in the London ultra-prime marketplace'
Deals & listings flow for Daggers’ DDRE Global as Netflix fame beckons
Four-year-old advisory starring in forthcoming Selling Sunset-style show now has over £1bn worth of international real estate on its books, with an average listing value of nearly £11mn.
Mayfair on track to hit £15,000 psf & become ‘world’s most expensive address’
Low stock levels will push values of trophy new-builds to record heights over the coming years, forecasts Beauchamp Estates
Hamptons director joins Savills’ country house department
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh continues to strengthen her country house sales team, with fourth big appointment of the year so far.
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Gove’s leasehold reform plan ‘quietly crumbles’
The Housing Ministry is said to be facing 'fierce resistance from the Treasury' over a proposal to set ground rents at peppercorn rates.
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New estate agency launches in Buckinghamshire
Domus Partners has been set up by James Courtney and Luke Green.
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London Square swoops on important Chelsea convent site
Property developer aims return the prime site next to the Royal Hospital and National Army Museum to residential use, promising 'exceptional design that will enhance and reflect the rich heritage of the…
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Making sense of Mayfair’s super-charged property market in nine charts
New report lifts the lid on the PCL neighbourhood that's outperforming all others, as agency forecasts further growth & 'landmark' deals in 2024
New agents brought in to sell ‘one of Somerset’s greatest properties’
Price tag for the Grade I listed mansion near Bath has more than halved since hitting the market four years ago.
Tom Bill: How much will mortgage rate hikes affect the UK housing market?
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher rates will reduce as the year progresses, writes Knight Frank's…
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