Appetite for Construction: New house building starts up by a fifth
Construction industry recovery starts here
The UK construction market is expected to turn a corner this year, albeit only in first gear, with chartered surveyors predicting output to increase in 2013, according to the latest RICS construction market…
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Housebuilding starts up (a bit) with Cambridge and Southwark leading the way
The Office for National Statistics records 36,400 new housebuilding starts in Q2, and 34,920 completions
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Job opps in property & construction up 92%
Recruitment agency Reed's July Job Index shows a 17% year-on-year increase in the number of jobs vacancies floating around the UK, with opportunities in the construction and property sector up a massive…
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Luxury agency reveals £800mn sales surge as ambitious expansion pays off
Expanding firm claims No.1 market share in the £10mn-plus and £20mn-plus property segments following bumper H1.
Caudwell angles for record-breaking sales at landmark 1 Mayfair scheme
Billionaire property developer to set new ultra-prime benchmarks with residences that target ‘the world’s most prestigious people…who have good moral values’.
Green light for resi transformation of prominent Westminster office block
Four-storey neo-classical building in Pimlico was formerly home to a Government spy agency.
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‘It is often in more turbulent times that we have been able to generate growth’: Super-prime pioneer Andrew Dunn of Finchatton on building for the long term
'We have 18 live developments on the go, with an anticipated GDV of more than £300mn and, frankly, I felt just as excited to get to work this morning as I did 23 years ago'
REDD recruits new development director
Real estate firm is embarking on several newly-acquired luxury projects in PCL.
£10mn Mayfair lateral snapped up amid ‘flurry’ of post-election sales
Overseas buyer picks up rare two-bed overlooking Grosvenor Square, as neighbouring top-end schemes renew global interest in historic destination.
Administrators confirm collapsed London estate agency staff payouts
Douglas & Gordon Ltd appointed administrators in 2023, following an acquisition, division & disposal by Foxtons.
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Caudwell angles for record-breaking sales at landmark 1 Mayfair scheme
Billionaire property developer to set new ultra-prime benchmarks with residences that target ‘the world’s most prestigious people…who have good moral values’.
£8mn backing for ‘prestigious’ resi project in Wimbledon
Golden Earth Developments is collaborating with high-end design firm Gunter & Co on the CapitalRise-backed scheme.
Concord London debuts latest luxury PCL scheme
70% of the apartments at the newly-completed W1 Place in Fitzrovia sold off-plan.
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Super-sized mews house in Belgravia lists at £16mn
'Exceptional' residence just off Eaton Square was completely rebuilt around ten years ago.
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