Building Bonanza: Planning applications up 30%
Piccadilly planning nod for British Land
It looks like British Land's Mayfair masterplan is coming together
Construction activity escalates in London (but what’s happened to the planning pipeline?)
The number of units under construction in central London has hit record levels, reports JLL. The current figure of 30,700 is up 8% on H2 2014 and 18% in the last year. B
New home permissions hit six-year high (but too many sites are stuck in outline planning) – HBF
New home permissions have risen to levels not seen since 2008, according to the Home Builders Federation
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‘Now is the time to double down on prime UK real estate,’ says investment firm
Family office-owned Mera Investment Management spies opportunities from non-dom exit; plans to splash £150mn of private capital on prime property in the next 18 months.
Record-breaking ultra-luxe scheme in Chelsea nears sell-out
Latest big-ticket sale at Orion's The Glebe leaves just one apartment remaining.
‘Iconic’ new-builds draw big-ticket buyers to Marylebone
Agency reports 'record' high-end deal run in West End hotspot.
Notting Hill mansion vendor faces lawsuit over alleged moth ‘infestation’
Unusual case involving £32.5mn super-home centres on pre-sale enquiries & the legal definition of 'vermin'.
Ranked: The most popular London neighbourhoods for US househunters
Chelsea & Notting Hill are the top choices for those searching from the States, new data reveals.
House prices set to rise 3% in 2025 ‘as a new cycle begins’ – Hamptons
'The mood of the housing market has shifted from trepidation to cautious optimism,' says national estate agency - but Hamptons' longer-term outlook is less bullish than other property market forecasts
Veteran agent joins Douglas & Gordon as a self-employed broker
Daren Haysom was formerly an Area Director with Foxtons.
Rare West End development opp sold at auction
Freehold building in Fitzrovia came with planning for an eleven-storey replacement housing four new duplex apartments.
Mount Anvil launches 95-home South Bank scheme
The Edit features a UK-first partnership with high-spec Swiss appliance brand V-ZUG.
Ex-Chestertons sales manager joins US-style brokerage
Harding Green adds to its expanding roster of self-employed agents across London.
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Kavita Walker previously spent over a decade at the agency, and returns to build its market share in the area.
London’s last piano factory goes under the hammer
The 0.53-acre mixed-use site, home to the J. Reid piano factory and showroom, offers 'plenty of scope for development'.