Undecided about investing right now? Find out why Maida Vale offers a solid prospect September 27, 2021 | Sponsored Set at the meeting point of Maida Vale, Little Venice and St John’s Wood is Lyons Place, a boutique development by Almacantar, offering a prime opportunity for investment in the capital. Lyons Place is a collection of contemporary, finely crafted homes comprised of apartments, penthouses, and three-storey townhouses – with just one one-bedroom apartment remaining [...]
Stapleton House in Shoreditch snapped up by Workspace for more than £43m September 27, 2021 Workspace Group said this morning has exchanged contracts to acquire Stapleton House, also known as ‘The Old Dairy’, in Shoreditch, for £43.38m. The property, which provides around 57,000 sq f of space adjacent to Workspace’s business centre, The Frames, opened in 2017 following a major refurbishment project. The Old Dairy is currently 80 per cent [...]
London will continue to see weakest house price growth until 2024 September 27, 2021 London is set to underperform the rest of the country on house price growth until 2024, when growth will accelerate. Prices in the city have been forecast to end the year up 1.5 per cent, according to the latest housing market forecast from estate agents Hamptons. London prices are then predicted to rise by one per [...]
Renters return to London with a vengeance as City workers want to walk to work September 27, 2021 London prices have recorded the strongest quarter of growth in over a decade as the capital’s prime rental market now leads the recovery. A return of office workers and employees relocating for work meant prices were up 2.9 per cent in the third quarter, the strongest quarter of growth since March 2011, according to Savills. [...]
Renters return: London rental market makes up 4.3 per cent of city GDP September 24, 2021 Around £21.4bn is generated in rental income in London alone, which equates to some 4.3 per cent of the city’s GDP according to new research. The research, from Sequre Property Investment, found that – unsurprisingly – the capital topped the list as the region with the highest rents and the most privately rented homes. Across [...]
London sees the return of the pied-à-terre September 24, 2021 Demand for second homes came to a grinding halt in the spring of 2020 when Covid changed the world as we knew it. As stock markets began to fall and Boris announced that we could no longer leave the house for anything more than the essentials and a quick walk around the block, most pied-à-terre [...]
A mews property perfect for a history buff September 24, 2021 Every property has a history. From the oldest country pile to the newest newbuild, the houses we construct tell us about the times in which we live: the fashions of the day, the materials we have access to, the relative wealth of the area. But not all properties have histories that reflect their circumstances as [...]
Labour promises to grant first-time buyers exclusive rights to new-builds September 24, 2021 Labour has promised to give first-time buyers “first dibs” on new-builds for six months. The party said it would prevent properties being sold off-plan to developers before locals can buy them, under plans to be set out at its annual conference. It will also state a government led by Keir Starmer would cap the amount [...]
House sellers in London less willing to drop asking prices September 23, 2021 House sellers in the capital are feeling increasingly confident as the number of sellers willing to drop their asking prices fell last month. There was a 51 per cent decrease in the number of home-sellers being prepared to drop their asking prices in August, compared to July. Estate agency Chestertons said a return of seller [...]
Debt payment by Evergrande eases market jitters over messy default September 22, 2021 Evergrande said today it will make a payment due on a domestic bond, easing jitters over a messy default, for a little while at least. Watch the full report.
