Tales from the Front Line
A couple of statistics
by
Edward Heaton
on January 5, 2012 in
Country Search
This is partly a reflection upon the advice I have given some of my clients not to buy pre-emptively, especially if I have felt the initial price has been too ambitous. It has been good advice, with the eventual price paid often much lower than we would have been required to pay before the property came to the open >>
Exhibition Road
by
Charlie Ellingworth
on December 8, 2011 in
London
For the last two years Exhibition Road, which runs from South Kensington up to Kensington Gore and Hyde Park, has been a chicane of workmen and roadworks undertaking one of the boldest and most imaginative overhauls of an open public space in London. It is the most visited place in London, with >>
2011 Property Round Up
by
Roarie Scarisbrick
on November 30, 2011 in
London Property
2011 has been a year of contrasts in the prime markets. The Country markets have suffered from the fall-out of global economics, with cautious buyers permanently at odds with optimistic sellers, whereas the Central London markets have richly benefitted, with a wall of international investment coming from all >>
License for Alteration
by
Rachel Webster
on November 16, 2011 in
London
I have just agreed terms for a client on a mansion block flat. We agreed the deal before the agent had produced details, and so were not provided with a floor plan. During our due diligence we found an old floor plan from 2004 when the current owners bought the flat. We deduced that the layout has changed, >>
RIBA Manser Medal
by
Charlie Ellingworth
on November 10, 2011 in
Properties
The RIBA Manser Medal - awarded each year to an individual house or major extension designed by an architect in the UK in association with HSBC Private Bank – is now upon us. Judges Peter Mackie, Managing Director of Property Vision, a subsidiary of HSBC Private Bank, and Tony Chapman, RIBA Head of Awards, have >>