September 10, 2008
The Government's stamp duty incentive to encourage first-time and low-paid buyers back to the housing market is one week old – and it may be working, up to a point. It is too early to judge whether there are already more buyers, but a few sellers are cutting asking prices to ensure that their properties fall inside the new threshold, where homes at £175,000 and below are exempt from stamp duty.
August 1, 2008
With property prices in London softening, City high net worths are using specialist search agents to find bargain properties – before they hit the market.
July 24, 2008
Throwing in a free Mercedes with the sale of a luxury penthouse is nothing new, but it is getting more common. Against the backdrop of a rapidly weakening market, developers are having to work harder than ever to sell – often resorting to incentives that if it took place in the City might raise eyebrows.
July 14, 2008
With the gap between the super-prime and mainstream markets widening, so too is the differential between property types, says a new study. As the number of property transactions fall, the quality of property becomes ever more crucial. This focus on ‘best in class’ will play a major role over the coming months, with ‘average’ property forced into greater discounts than their higher quality counterparts.
July 5, 2008
Like Oxford’s spires, British fee-paying schools evoke notions of educational perfection. For many affluent non-Britons, names such as Eton and Harrow share a pedigree with buildings such as Buckingham Palace and St Paul’s cathedral: traditional British institutions that cannot be out-sourced to China.
July 4, 2008
NEVER has there been so much speculation about the construction of a block of flats as that surrounding One Hyde Park, London’s most expensive apartment complex.
June 4, 2008
To buy or not to buy? That is the question many Hong Kong investors watching the British property market's slide are asking themselves.
May 22, 2008
Rich international purchasers continue to underpin the London residential property market, according to Black Brick LLP, a specialist search agent that often works with private banks to source property for clients.
April 25, 2008
Top developers, designers and architects carry as much cachet in the minds of luxury home buyers as top designer labels, and their creations have price tags to match.
March 16, 2008
"There's more stock across every sector but good properties are still incredibly hard to find. These are apartments on a first floor or above in the best buildings, or houses on the most desirable side of the square or street in sought-after areas,"
March 13, 2008
Tax changes are creating an exodus of foreign residents. Jessie Hewiston meets one American who has decided to get up and go. All over London, the bags are packed and the tickets are booked. The 'For Sale signs' have gone up and the removal vans are parked out the front. The non-doms are on the move.
March 7, 2008
First, take advantage of today's buyer's market, which may allow you time to view and revisit all properties in your price range.
February 28, 2008
London still has the most expensive real estate in the world, with top-whack properties going for twice the price here as in New York, Hong Kong and thriving Moscow, according to research by Hamptons International.
February 9, 2008
"Women are now arguably being paid as much as or more than men in the professional world. Successful female bankers, hedge fund managers and saleswomen – particularly women in property – are creating a new single woman status, "says Camilla Dell
January 1, 1970
Luxury-home prices in central London rose the most in 10months as overseas buyers seeking the safety o f one of the world’s most resilient property markets propelled demand, Knight Frank LLP said in a report today.
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