10,500 UK car parks ‘have resi potential’
'There is a growing body of evidence that city centre car parks can be used as housing development sites'
Six million square feet of UK office space ‘lost’ to resi in 2014
Developers converted over six million square feet of UK office space into residential accommodation during 2014 alone (creating about 7,000 new homes), according to a new investigation by the British…
Boles swipes at office-to-resi naysayers
Planning Minister Nick Boles has comes out swinging against local authorities that have "an irrational objection" to office-to-resi permitted development rights.
London’s skyline ‘trashed’ by wave of resi towers – Rees
The London skyline is being "trashed" by the wave of residential towers currently shooting up in between Vauxhall and Whitechapel, according to former City planning chief Peter Rees (the chap who incidentally…
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Strutt & Parker recruits high-flyer Reynolds to lead UK resi sales
Key player joins leadership team as 140-year-old agency ramps up prime & super-prime ambitions.
Trophy Holland Park villa fetches over £40mn
Boost for embattled PCL market as 19th century Italianate mansion sets 2025 benchmark.
Rumourmill Roundup: 7 big tax changes that could hit the property market this Autumn
A flurry of Treasury leaks & speculation surfaced over the summer holidays, including proposals to end Stamp Duty, extend CGT & IHT, and to introduce a new annual property tax.
DDRE expands into the North West to tap growing UHNW market
Brokerage moves to meet 'new wave' of demand for high-value homes across Cheshire, Merseyside, the Wirral & Greater Manchester.
London Square bags planning for prime Battersea project
Waterfront site opposite the Chelsea Embankment - derelict for a decade - is to deliver 118 new homes.
Knight Frank expands in East Anglia
Georgie Veale has moved from the London-based Country Department to head up the agency's new operation in Suffolk.
Brokerage hires ex-Chestertons director to head new business development arm
Harding Green’s new tech-driven division aims to provide self-employed agents with ‘corporate-level’ lead flow.
Super-prime St John’s Wood townhouse pitched as ‘possibly the best value home in the area’
Multi-million-pound price cut makes 'ambassadorial' Hamilton Terrace residence one of PCL’s best deals, says agency.
‘Magnificent’ renovated Gothic Manor in the Cotswolds seeks buyer
This is the first time Stanley Park has been offered for sale as a single residence, following a huge restoration & a rockstar rental.
Draker & KFH combine to create ‘one powerful agency’
The two London estate agencies have been co-branded following their recent acquisitions by Lomond.
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New Housing Secretary amid major government reshuffle
Angela Rayner has been replaced by Steve Reed - the former Environment Secretary, leader of Lambeth Council, and co-Chair of the VNEB Regeneration Board.
Survey reveals shifting UHNWI strategies in PCL
Savills poll of leading advisers shows London’s ultra-wealthy reassessing residency amid mounting tax pressures.
Echlin signs industry big-hitter Collins as £200mn luxury pipeline takes shape
Mark Collins, the former Chairman of Residential at CBRE, has joined the expanding design & development firm as non-exec director.
Housing Secretary resigns over Stamp Duty miscalculation
'I deeply regret my decision to not seek additional specialist tax advice,' says Angela Rayner.
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