Luxury Real Estate Blog and News

Brexit has limited impact on UK housing market

December 03, 2018 - United Kingdom

Since the Brexit vote, average house prices have fallen in just one UK city out of 20 monitored by the Hometrack Cities House Price Index.

Foster + Partners releases images for The Tulip tower in London

November 22, 2018 - London

London's had the Gherkin, the Cheese Grater and the Walkie Talkie and now, if the plans are approved, a new tower called the Tulip will join the skyline.

More than 200,000 homes in England lie empty

October 22, 2018 - England

Some 605,891 homes were unoccupied in England last year with a third being empty for longer than six months, according to a new study.

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.