Headlines for Saturday 21st July 2018

Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings

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PCL lettings market ‘beginning to tip in favour of landlords’

The number of new prospective tenants to every new rental listing was 4.9 last month, according to Knight Frank, the highest ratio in more than ten years

RICS expels Dorset estate agent for ‘the most serious type of cartel behaviour’

Disciplinary Panel’s report publishes astonishing details of how six local estate agencies allegedly fixed prices

You’re Hiring: Apprentice winner ventures into property recruitment

Lord Sugar’s chosen one expands specialist HR operation with new property & construction division

Coronado secures £15.3m loan for luxury Wimbledon Village scheme

OakNorth helps fund completion and extended marketing for seven-unit townhouse project

RIBA award-winning Notting Hill house hits the market

“Masterfully designed” project by the architect Jeremy Lever was built in 1973 to occupy a 13’2 wedge-shaped gap on Lansdowne Crescent

Properties The latest luxury property deals, developments & instructions

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Court of Appeal makes important ruling on how the ‘setting’ of a listed building should affect local planning decisions

After a long-running planning battle, the Court of Appeal has given the go-ahead for up to 400 new homes near the spectacular Grade I listed Kedleston Hall...

Exemplar spin-off snaps up Paddington mixed-use project
  • 18th Jul 2018
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Watch: Iconic 120-acre Beverly Hills development site offered for $150m
  • 18th Jul 2018
Sale agreed on rare Belgravia development opp
  • 18th Jul 2018
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Grosvenor reveals plans for ‘South Molton Triangle’ makeover
HB Reavis cuts resi from its major Waterloo scheme
£100m Clarges mega-deal ‘wrecked by Saudi purge’
Boutique Covent Garden scheme achieves over £2,500 psf
Property developer publishes a new magazine to promote its East London placemaking
Earls Court: ‘A big hole in West London that’s going to take time, deep pockets & big cojones to fill’
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Opinions Views & analysis from prime resi insiders

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What about inner city development, Sir Oliver? You need to break some eggs…

After six months and 62 meetings with industry professionals, Oliver Letwin recently released his 30-page “Independent Review of Build Out Rates”. His...

A Minsky Market: Is property in a ‘hedge’, ‘speculative’ or ‘Ponzi’ stage?

Hyman Minsky, an American economist, in his instability hypothesis stated there are three stages to a market and these are ‘hedge’, ‘speculative’...

‘Japanese knotweed is no more of a threat to buildings than other plants’, claim academics

  Japanese knotweed, a widespread invasive non-native species in the UK, is seldom out of the news and can strike fear into the hearts of anyone who...

The Market Sales, lettings & economic trends & analysis

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First-time buyers outpace home-movers for the first time since 1995

The number of people moving home dipped in the first half of the year, according to data from the UK's biggest mortgage lander Lloyds Banking Group, and now...

Law Commission outlines enfranchisement regime overhaul
  • 19th Jul 2018
  • by PrimeResi
Market Snapshot: King’s Cross
  • 19th Jul 2018
  • by PrimeResi
Hot or Not: Ranking the top 10 national & London micro-markets for buyers & sellers
  • 19th Jul 2018
  • by PrimeResi
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Homes with a sea view attract a 29% price premium – Rightmove
Councils given new powers to ramp up tax on empty homes
House prices post slowest annual growth since 2013 – UK HPI
Bulk buyers behind nearly 40% of London’s new-build sales
Westminster investigating 1,200 properties in short-let clampdown
Slowdown in buy-to-let transactions ‘is not necessarily bad news’ – LendInvest
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Business & People Company news & people moves

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Ranked: The UK’s biggest mortgage lenders

Specialist lenders and "challenger banks" are seeing the most significant growth of any sector in the property finance arena, according to data published...

Property & finance heavyweights back new resi investment platform
  • 19th Jul 2018
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PCL lettings agency teams up with interiors retailer
  • 19th Jul 2018
  • by PrimeResi
Walter Lilly reshuffles Board as MD retires
  • 18th Jul 2018
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Humberts buyer promises ‘new era’ with focus on Britain’s ‘chocolate box towns’
BNP Paribas Real Estate moves resi business into Asia; builds Strutt’s resi development team
Carter Jonas doubles size of UK HQ
Land Reg calls for proptech start-ups
Dragon Lalvani backs Airbnb property management firm
Global property software firm MRI ramps up in the UK with another acquisition
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Appointments The latest career opportunities

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Land & New Homes Researcher
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GKR London are working exclusively with a boutique Land & New Homes Agency who are looking to add a Land & New Homes Researcher to their rapidly expanding...

Sales Manager
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Sales Manager
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Buying Agent
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Associate/Partner (Residential Development)
Global Communications Manager
Business Development Consultant (Residential Development)
Asset Manager
Senior Property Manager
Associate/Partner (Buying Agent)
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Videos Watch the latest videos

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New LLC register ‘will completely transform UK property transactions’
  • 11th Jul 2018
Green light for Leo Villareal & Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ ‘Illuminated River Project’
  • 11th Jul 2018
Southwark approves Delancey’s grand plans for Elephant & Castle
  • 4th Jul 2018

Design Architecture, interiors & gardens

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Netflix airs its first original property show
  • 20th Jul 2018
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Show & Sell: The evolution of the marketing suite
  • 17th Jul 2018
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Major design names brought in to deliver branded residences in Sri Lanka
  • 16th Jul 2018
  • by PrimeResi

International Luxury property news from around the world

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Slovakian developer rolls into London with £400m prime resi play on the South Bank

Slovakian-based property developer / investor J&T Real Estate has made its first foray into the London development arena, snapping up a significant prime...

In Pictures: ‘Astounding’ $53m LA mansion put up for auction
  • 13th Jul 2018
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Revenue boost for Engel & Völkers
  • 13th Jul 2018
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Ranked: The most expensive global cities to live in
  • 13th Jul 2018
  • by PrimeResi
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Barnes Private Office makes move on South African market
Quintessentially Estates gears up for more international growth
Property price growth slows across global cities
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World signs up new members
£30m Berkshire new-build competes in global spec mansion head-to-head
In Pictures: Karl Lagerfeld’s opulent former home in Hamburg offered for €10m
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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 retreats. This...

Winfield House: A closer look at the Regent’s Park mansion playing host to the POTUS

Tucked away behind fifteen-foot high iron gates in a corner of Regent's Park, the stately Winfield House is playing host to President Trump on his flying...

Portman Estate delivers Grade II listed Passivhaus project

London's great estates have been working hard on their sustainability creds in the last few years, with Grosvenor delivering Passivhaus-standard period...

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

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Britain's Top 50 Buying Agencies
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London's Top 50 Boutique Estate Agencies
  • 22nd Jan 2018
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  • 26th Sep 2017