| The news is that despite a lingering recession, the | | | | recent properties to go under the hammer in Putney |
| London property market is bouncing back from its | | | | have fetched between 935,000 and 1.375 million |
| two-year slump. Some areas are recovering more | | | | Pounds. Back in Fulham, it's a case of old versus new |
| quickly than others, with south-west London proving | | | | on the property market. New properties are struggling |
| particularly resilient. Fulham property, for instance has | | | | to attract buyers and many projects have been |
| staged a remarkable come-back, closely followed by | | | | delayed until the property market stabilises some more, |
| the Putney property market, as well as Wandsworth | | | | but large Victorian houses in Fulham, Wandsworth and |
| and Richmond. | | | | Richmond are attracting property seekers in their |
| According to some Fulham estate agents, property | | | | droves. Properties that are worth between 500,000 |
| prices in the area fell by 25% when the market | | | | and 750,000 Pounds are proving the most popular with |
| crashed, which was actually a bigger fall than many | | | | sales declining rapidly after the 1 million Pound mark. |
| other 'prime' areas of London, where the estimated | | | | According to an estate agent in the area, the reason |
| damage was a relatively low 20%. Now that property | | | | behind the popularity of Fulham property is that it |
| prices are on the mend, Fulham has recovered by an | | | | meets a lot of criteria: it's safe, has good transport links |
| estimated 15%, which is higher than the roughly 8% | | | | and is close to many of London's favourite attractions. |
| growth in the rest of central London. | | | | The same can be said for the Putney property |
| The Putney property market is also surging, especially | | | | market, although buyers might want to go through |
| when it comes to property auctions. Some of the | | | | estate agents rather than attend an auction. |