Buying new build homes in bulk? It’s big business if you can get it June 25, 2015 Steady yourselves – block buyers are back. I’ve noticed this trend as I’ve been more involved in residential developments and investments recently and there’s a feeling out there that they’ve returned in numbers. Unlike the last time block buyers abounded – which was in the run up to the last peak in 2007 – current [...]
New beginnings in north London: Woodberry Down joins regeneration move June 25, 2015 Most of London’s council estates have been used in a film as an “edgy, urban” backdrop at some point. But Woodberry Down, one of the largest housing redevelopments in Britain, had the dubious honour of being used as a stand-in for the Warsaw ghetto in Schindler’s List. You may not have heard of it, [...]
London barometer: Estate agent hype was overzealous on house sales June 25, 2015 Post-election, the jury is out on sales – but we can conclude that estate agent hype was overzealous. According to recent figures and our experience, homeowners now spend about three times longer in their properties than a decade ago. With new buyer registrations up 10 per cent between April and May alone, stock levels [...]
Will British house buyers learn to love apartments? June 25, 2015 With space running out in the city’s most prestigious districts, developers are desperate for Londoners to embrace the apartment building. But buyers have clung to their period townhouses around neat garden squares for centuries and not everyone is finding the transition to lofty glass towers so easy. But the team behind this penthouse at [...]
Limassol hopes for yachts of cash with its revamped marina June 25, 2015 Luxury superyachts and Cyprus are not two words you would normally associate with each other in the Mediterranean’s troubled economic climate. And yet there are remarkable signs of returning prosperity to Cyprus, most obviously at Limassol Marina on the south coast of the island, which opened last year. It’s the first superyacht marina in [...]
Is this the future of property? Rob Ellice on why you should let your home online June 25, 2015 We ask Rob Ellice, CEO of easyProperty why it's a good idea to rent your home online. What would you say is the core business ethos behind easyProperty? easyProperty wants to make selling and letting properties as affordable, convenient and transparent as possible. We help landlords list their properties on the big online property portals [...]
It’s your chance to own a museum-quality work at The Masterpiece London fair June 25, 2015 Anyone who has seen Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Michelangelo’s David in the flesh will know that standing in front of a masterpiece is a transformative experience. There’s something incredibly humbling about viewing an object that represents a life’s work. The Masterpiece London fair is probably the only place on earth where you can [...]
The rental revolution: changes in the private rented sector June 25, 2015 The UK’s rental market is undergoing a transformation as it continues to grow New investors including pension funds Legal & General and M&G are entering the sector, promising to add scale through major new apartment developments. And the government is backing the private rented sector as a key provider of new homes. Alongside UK developers [...]
Want to impress? A £4,000 suite in The Shard should do June 25, 2015 In Shangri-La’s London Suite at The Shard I found a little missive to no one in particular on a notepad next to the toilet. It read “OMG, hot bot”. Clearly my guests the previous evening had felt moved to remark on the heated loo seat – an unexpected moment of joy. You don’t have [...]
Focus on Wimbledon property: A game of two halves in SW19 June 25, 2015 The world’s eyes will make their annual pilgrimage to Wimbledon on Monday, where they’ll spend several hours swivelling backwards and forwards watching the greatest tennis tournament on earth. While this leafy corner of south west London is primarily known for racquet sports, the rest of the year it’s one of the fastest-growing local property markets [...]