For the last few years, the London property market has been one of the most talked about in the world. Before the crash it was talked about because of the rapid rate at which property prices were growing, especially prime properties, and the fact that first time buyers were being priced out of the market.
Posts Tagged ‘London Property’
London Property Still Prohibitively Out of Reach for First Time Buyers
by Overseas Property Mall on Monday, October 24th, 2011 in Buy to Let, London Property, UK Property
International Property News Beat – Foreign Demand for Florida Property, Karzai in Dubai & Pricey London Homes
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 in Property News Summaries
- Pricey London Homes Have Firm Foundations [Wall Street Journal]
- The Karzai empire, villas in Dubai and fears over Afghan aid [Telegraph]
- Boat Foreclosures on the Rise [WSTV]
- Global Housing Rebound Loses Momentum, OECD Says [Bloomberg]
- Canadian housing looks “overpriced”: OECD [YourHome.ca]
- 22 per cent of foreign U.S property buyers, invest in Florida [CapeCod Times]
- South Korea Real-Estate Slump Could Choke Economy [WSJ]
Qatar Buys A Piece of America In London
by OP-Mall on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 in London Property, UK Property
Having been on the market for just over a year, the US embassy building in London’s Grosvenor Square is to be bought by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co. The building was designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1960, although the American embassy has been located in Grosvenor Square since 1938, and America’s ties to London’s Mayfair district date back to 1785, when John Adams, the first US ambassador to Britain and later the second US President, lived there.
Nigerian Couple’s £3 Million Hampstead (London) Home, Occupied By Squatters
by OP-Mall on Friday, July 24th, 2009 in London Property, UK Property
Fancy being the owner of a £3m home on one of the richest streets in London but instead of enjoying your property with all its fancy dressings you find three squatters occupying the place. This is the stark reality at a Hampstead house in north London.
The Bishops Avenue property is being occupied by three guys from France and Romania. Close by lies Lakshmi Mittal’s £40 million gated home and down the road are properties of the Saudi Arabian and Brunei royal families.
The three squatters believe themselves to be of the friendly kind. They have linked up electricity, have running water, and plastered the ceiling in the rundown house since they’ve moved in.
London Rents Drop In Line With Property Prices
by Overseas Property Mall on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in London Property, UK Property
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London residential rents are falling hand-in-hand with property prices and landlords have to reduce rents to entice tenants, according to latest reports.
Rents in the capital are now 5% lower than they were in December 2007 and at their lowest since December 2005 – and have fallen for the ninth month in a row without showing any signs of abating.
International Property News Beat [Mid Week] – Highend London, Spanish & Florida property
by Overseas Property Mall on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 in Property News Summaries
- Wealthiest homeowners in the London hit by slump [FT]
- UAE property prices set to fall [FT]
- Holiday home romance cools as many forced to sell [Irish Times]
- Spanish property problems deepen [This is Money]
- US house prices will fall 30% before upturn [Times, London]
- Florida real estate gains a new appeal [HeraldTribune.com]
Is The US London Embassy The Most Expensive In The World?
by OP-Mall on Friday, October 10th, 2008 in London Property
The American ambassador Robert Tuttle announced a week ago that the US embassy was to relocate to a more secure location. News of this spread quickly as speculation arose whether the current embassy location in swanky Grosvenor Square was to be transformed into luxurious high end apartments once the move was approved by British planning authorities and the US Congress.




