Weekly Best News In UK Real Estate

James Martin

22 August 2014

TOP 8 UK REAL ESTATE NEWS

London house prices cool down in August

From www.independent.co.uk - Today, 4:44 PM

The London housing market is beginning to calm as asking prices in the capital fell almost 6 per cent this month, according to a study by online estate agent Rightmove.

The average cost of renting or buying a home in every London borough

From www.homesandproperty.co.uk - Today, 4:09 PM

The annual increase of 18.5 per cent in London house prices brings the average buying price to £439,719, while average monthly rent in the city is £1,461, according to government figures.

London: hot property - Commercial real estate in the UK’s capital city continues to draw investors from around the world looking for attractive returns. | JD Supra

From www.jdsupra.com - Today, 3:32 PM

The London commercial real estate market has become a global destination of choice for foreign investors, with £19.9 billion invested in 2013 and non-UK buyers accounting for 72 percent...

Purplebricks Gets Another £8M To Disrupt Real Estate Agencies In The UK | TechCrunch

From techcrunch.com - Today, 2:30 PM

Purplebricks, the UK-based property startup which hopes to disrupt the agency model by charging a low fixed fee for transactions which normally cost thousands, has secured a £7 million investment – or a 30% stake – from Neil Woodford, one of Britain’s highest profile fund managers.

Millions see income consumed by housing costs - Telegraph

From www.telegraph.co.uk - Today, 4:38 PM

Around 1.6m British householders are the "housing pinched" spending more than half their disposable income on rent or mortgage payments, research finds

A royal opportunity: Magna Carta Island is for sale - Telegraph

From www.telegraph.co.uk - Today, 4:05 PM

As one of the most historic homes on the River Thames comes on the market, we find out what it might offer the modern buyer

Where houses 'cost' more than London

From www.bbc.com - Today, 2:47 PM

The 62 areas where houses are less affordable than London.

London the most influential city in the world according to Forbes - Telegraph

From www.telegraph.co.uk - Today, 2:30 PM

London and New York top Forbes' global list of most influential cities British capital ranked number one despite 'imperial decline' of 'second-rate power'