Headlines for Monday 22nd July 2019

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London estate agency fined £80k for data security breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined estate agency firm Life at Parliament View Ltd, after thousands of customers’ personal details – including bank statements and passport copies – were left exposed online

Half-finished project on Yeoman’s Row looks for £10m

Work has now stopped on the renovation of this Victorian townhouse in the midst of Knightsbridge…

Mayor of London demands new powers to control private rents

City Hall has published a report making the case for rent controls, amongst other ‘fundamental’ PRS reforms

No-deal Brexit could knock 10% off house prices – OBR

Government’s independent forecasting body suggests prices and transactions could tumble in the event of a no-deal departure on 31st October…

PCL buying agency Aykroyd & Co launches property management arm

Savills’ Natasha Willis joins the Mayfair advisory to spearhead the rollout of a new division

Properties The latest luxury property deals, developments & instructions

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Theatre impresario makes play for West End penthouse

Billionaire producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has lodged plans to create a duplex penthouse above the Novello Theatre in London's West End. The impresario...

‘Ingenious’ cork house shortlisted for the 2019 Stirling Prize
  • 18th Jul 2019
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Rockwell plans new Canary Wharf ‘landmark’
  • 18th Jul 2019
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CLS offloads Fulham scheme for £19m
  • 17th Jul 2019
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Historic Chelsea chapel listed at £7.5m with plans for a £25m super-home
Refurb finance secured for £17m Belgravia townhouse project
‘Blueprint’ ultra-prime build-to-rent scheme taps into US demand
More sales success for Royalton on the Crown Estate
In Pictures: Canary Wharf Group launches final 10 Park Drive resi units
On the Science of Place: Ten steps for successful placemaking (and why St James’s Square is officially London’s most beautiful address)
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Opinions Views & analysis from prime resi insiders

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On the merits of switching the stamp duty burden

It's always gratifying to see one's ideas vindicated in reality – a kind of benign schadenfreude, if you like. This week, Boris mooted that he could...

The Image Is Everything: On the risks & rewards of CGI for luxury property developments

How do you sell something that is not there? It is a key challenge for those of us who make our living in the as-yet "unbuilt environment". Architects...

Greedy fingers are wanting too big a slice of the property pie

Last week we lost two substantial deals because of unrealistic, bordering on ridiculous fee demands by client’s "advisors".  How honest they were to...

The Market Sales, lettings & economic trends & analysis

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Institutional PRS investment was 20% higher in H1 2019 than in H1 2018

20% more institutional money was invested in the UK's residential property sector in the first half of this year compared to H1 2018, according to some...

Tenant demand jumps as fees cut
  • 19th Jul 2019
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Deal volumes continue to rise in London’s £5m-plus market
  • 18th Jul 2019
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Europe’s top-earning Airbnb hosts revealed
  • 18th Jul 2019
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Mapped: East & North-West boroughs drive London’s new housing pipeline growth
London property price inflation sinks to its lowest level since 2009
Exchange volumes and new instructions rise across the UK
Remortgaging jumps by 20%
BoJo considers Stamp Duty liability switch to vendors
New leasehold sales tumble
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Business & People Company news & people moves

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Taylor Wimpey signs Landsec’s Noel as a Non Exec

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey Plc has signed up the CEO of Land Securities Group Plc, Robert Noel, as an Independent Non Executive Director. He will join the...

PDP recruits interior design chief from Universal Design Studio
  • 18th Jul 2019
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‘A huge leap forward for the property industry’: Mandatory estate agent qualifications move closer
  • 18th Jul 2019
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Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
  • 18th Jul 2019
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Dubai developer Damac ‘buys Italian fashion brand Roberto Cavalli’
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices moves into Spain
Lloyds-backed Yorkshire estate agency makes another agency acquisition
Urban Exposure launches £500m loan note
Software leader opens up property platform ‘to accelerate global PropTech innovation’
Winkworth expands into Suffolk with seaside branch
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Appointments The latest career opportunities

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Summer’s ‘meandering’ market ‘remains fragile’ – Garrington
  • 15th Jul 2019
Just six Local Authorities have moved land searches online
  • 12th Jul 2019
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
  • 8th Jul 2019

Design Architecture, interiors & gardens

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Podcast: Almacantar’s Kathrin Hersel in conversation with Mishcon’s Susan Freeman
  • 19th Jul 2019
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From Social Fitness to HCL: Four key trends in super-prime renovation
  • 18th Jul 2019
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Bauhaus Influence Runs Deep in Modern Luxury Home Design, 100 Years Later
  • 16th Jul 2019
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International Luxury property news from around the world

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Concierge Auctions strikes up Sotheby’s alliance in Italy

The Italian arm of Sotheby’s International Realty has struck up an official relationship with luxury auction house Concierge Auctions. High-end...

Bloomberg rolls out a ‘Housing Bubble Dashboard’
  • 15th Jul 2019
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FCO seeks designer for British ambassador’s new residence in Beijing
  • 15th Jul 2019
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German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
  • 12th Jul 2019
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New York is billionaires’ favourite city
Irish developer branded ‘tone deaf’ after naming luxury scheme ‘The Orphanage’
Dyson hoovers up Singapore’s most expensive penthouse
World’s wealthiest take a financial hit, ending seven years of growth
Work begins on Europe’s tallest resi tower
Infamous Fyre Festival private island offered for sale at £9.4m
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Long Reads In-depth features on prime resi matters

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Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings

Each week, LonRes highlights a selection of properties currently available to buy and rent, from Prime Central London uber-pads to country...

The Prime of Life: Who’s buying where and for how much?

Analysis of property purchases in Prime Central London last year has shown up some interesting buying patterns between the generations. Knight Frank...

Midsummer Deal Review: 35 notable sales from the first half of 2019

2019 is unlikely to go down as a vintage year for the prime property market, with political uncertainty and high transaction costs keeping a firm lid on...

Prime Movers Indices The key players at the top of the market, ranked & profiled

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