Property News

Renting a home in Central London is a tricky business and it can be really hard to find something that adequately suits your needs. There are generally compromises to be made, and you need to decide just what you can compromise on. As with everything, there are changing trends in the letting market within London. So what do Canary Wharf letting agents say when asked which types of London homes are currently the most popular? Read on to find out.

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Zone 3 will become the new hot area and tech districts will take off, as Crossrail breathes fresh life into the capital and beyond, and the rental market sees major growth.

Zone 3 will become the new Zone 2

Priced out of central districts, buyers will continue to push into cheaper areas beyond the West End and City fringes. Almost 80 per cent of housing demand in London is for homes below £450 a square foot, which roughly equates to a price … Read more ›

Crossrail’s high-speed rail service will not only provide millions with increased connectivity into the capital, but it will send house-prices along its route skyrocketing, new figures show.

The £15.8bn Crossrail project has already had a profound effect on properties in London, with the prices of those near the large-scale Tottenham Court Road development rising 439 per cent in the last decade.

However, with the line due to be completed in 2018, properties based in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire will rise in value the most … Read more ›

At Henry Wiltshire our sentiment is that 2014 will prove to be another fantastic year to invest in the London property market, having seen incredible growth throughout the capital in 2013 early indications seem to be that this year will continue with excellent capital growth.

We are still seeing unusually low stock levels across many of the London markets and enormous numbers of potential buyers registering with our offices. Buyers range from first time buyers, investors as well as those looking … Read more ›

There are many reasons why Canary Wharf is such a sought-after area in which to live. First and foremost it sits right in the heart of the thriving London business community, and therefore commuting to work is easy. Not only this, but it is also in the centre of one of the most exciting capital cities in the world. London offers an unrivalled choice of shopping, theatre, attractions and amenities, and it is one of the best places to live … Read more ›

According to UAE-based Bayut.com, on the heels of a positive market boom for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2013, the real estate market of the UAE has successfully managed to carry its confident performance into H1 of 2014. However, alongside the steadily rising stars of the UAE property market, especially in the residential sector, there were also slow starters that kept the market balanced.

By comparison to their remarkable 2013 numbers, residential options in Dubai have performed somewhat sluggishly so … Read more ›