The February Chesterton Humberts/cebr House Price Poll of Polls shows that the UK property market recovery is strongly biased towards the top end of the market, highlighting the increasingly fractured nature of the property market. Evidence includes: • A...
David Adams, residential director, Chesterton Humberts reports:“There is a dire shortage of property in the £500,000 to £1.5mn range in the London market. As bank finance has become more available, people are once again starting to upsize into this bracket. At the same...
We were pleased to read that the OFT has found consumer satisfaction with traditional estate agents has improved in recent years. Estate agencies have worked hard to improve service and are continuing to do so in the face of strong competition. What was surprising was ...
• House prices in the five most expensive local authorities (all in London) increased by an average of 1.5% over the month • Three of the five least expensive areas showed house prices falling month-on-month • House prices in London continue to rise, sho...
Chesterton Humberts, one of the UK’s leading property consultancies, continues to expand the company’s international network, with a new office opening in Moscow in February.
Initially, the office will be conveniently located in the centre of Moscow, in the Smolens...
The results are in and Melanie Backe-Hansen, Chesterton Humberts’ own in-house historian has won PrimeLocation.com’s Best Newcomer award for her The House Historian blog on the company’s website.Melanie, whose blog was also a runner up for the Best Blog and User’s Favo...
David Adams, Chesterton Humberts’ head of residential division, reviews the decade in property.
Three factors contributed to the global boom in property and specifically the boom in the U.K. First, on arrival in gove...
There is a particular impetus to this situation, not only because many existing ELS agreements are about to expire and be due for renewal, but also because of the recent launch of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment. The aim of the Campaign is to encourage farmers to...
• House prices continue to rise faster at the top of the market• Detached housing has seen the steepest rise over the year• Average price of a residential property in England and Wales was £173,967 in December 2009• Prices rose by 0.4% from Nove...
At a time when there is constant mention of public spending cuts, it is remarkable to see one item of expenditure that has just been increased.
Payments under the Energy Crop Scheme have just been raised by 25% so as now to cover half the cost of establishing bioma...
November marked the sixth month of consecutive house price growth, with the average property price increasing by 0.5% from October 2009, according to the latest Chesterton Humberts CEBR Poll of Polls, down slightly from the 0.7% rise of last month. The average house pr...
David Adams, Chesterton Humberts' head of residential comments:
“The Government has produced a ‘steady as she goes’ pre-Budget report with eyes firmly on the horizon. This completely belies the reality that we are dead in the water and listing badly. Th...
House prices will continue to rise for the foreseeable future according to independent research commissioned by Chesterton Humberts, one of the UK’s leading property consultancies.
• Whilst mortgage lending remains tight, conditions have improved s...
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