Bath View Property Market Focus - Autumn 2012 2 Bath View WELCOME Welcome to the Bath View, our seasonal update on the property markets that matter to you. Along with a snapshot of activity in Bath, we discuss what’s happening in the wider country house market and how it is affected by the booming central London market. We also outline how important it is to have risen by 48%. For example, a Charlie Taylor expose your property to as wide an property valued at £1.8 million in prime Office Partner audience as possible, and give you a central London in early 2009 would T +44 (0)1225 325999 glimpse of some of our properties in now be worth around £2.66 million, so
[email protected] the area, both for sale and sold. the owners would have an extra £864,000 to spend on a bigger country Country properties are growing in home or more land. favour with Londoners enjoying record prices in the Capital and overseas Furthermore, currency movements are buyers benefiting from currency helping to make country property even movements. more attractive to overseas buyers. Singaporeans can now benefit from a Average country house prices fell in 40% discount compared to prices back the second quarter of 2012, taking the in March 2008, thanks to the annual decline to 4.8%, according to combination of house prices and these the latest Knight Frank Country House currency movements. Those buying in Index. US dollars can benefit from a 34% discount, and Europeans can save The significant gap in price more than 20%.