Luxury Real Estate Blog and News

Second home ownership rises in Britain

June 14, 2018 - England

A backlash against second home owners in England is gaining pace with people voting to make sure new homes are only able to be bought by local people.

Mini housing market boom in Scotland

April 24, 2018 - Scotland

Property price growth in Scotland is soaring ahead of the UK with an annual rise of 7.3% in the 12 months to February 2018 and values up 2.3% month on month, the latest index shows.

510 more skyscrapers are planned for London

April 23, 2018 - London

London’s skyline is to be transformed over the next decade with a record 510 tall towers, more than 20 storeys high, planned or under construction.

The top 10 buy-to-let hotspots in the UK

April 03, 2018 - Colchester

Colchester is the top area to invest in buy-to-let based on capital growth, transaction volumes, rental yield and rental price growth, LendInvest research shows.

Most expensive flats for sale in the UK are all in London

March 26, 2018 - London

The most expensive one bedroom flats for sale are all in London with the most expensive having an asking price of almost £5 million, almost 22 times the average price of a property in the UK.

Half of new-build luxury London flats fail to sell

February 07, 2018 - London

More than half of the 1,900 ultra-luxury apartments built in London last year failed to sell, raising fears that the capital will be left with dozens of “posh ghost towers”.

Call for Airbnb short term lettings to be restricted in Scotland

February 05, 2018 - Scotland

Landlords who rent out flats on websites such as Airbnb for months at a time face new restrictions under proposals put before the Scottish Government.

Malaysian investors to acquire Battersea Power Station

January 18, 2018 - London

A Malaysian fund has agreed to buy a direct stake in London’s Battersea Power Station in move that values the building at £1.6bn.

Zoopla reveals the most expensive streets in Britain

October 11, 2017 - United Kingdom

Britain's wealthiest homeowners are most likely to be found living on Kensington Palace Gardens in London.

London house prices fall for the first time since 2009

October 09, 2017 - London

London house prices have fallen for the first time in eight years - and prices across the UK rose by just two per cent, the slowest increase since June 2013.