Building London: Mapping how development activity in the capital has changed since 1900
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Central London’s ‘new-build crisis’: Over-supply and falling values are ‘a major concern’
Demand seems to be drying up for new-build apartments in central London as planning pipelines balloon, reports investment house London Central Portfolio, with a worsening case of over-supply - which the…
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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.
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PCL resi development land values still rising as developers focus on capital
Hot on the heels of yesterday's Prime Rental Index, Knight Frank's spoiling us with more stats;
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Russell Simpson recruits Strutts veteran Meacock
Notting Hill sales chief, who helped launch two high-profile London offices, makes move to the expanding family-run agency.
Another big-ticket deal sealed at Mayfair’s 60 Curzon
Four-bed apartment guided at nearly £25mn finds a buyer at the Thierry Despont-designed scheme.
New figures reveal £541mn Stamp Duty slump after Reeves Budget
Knight Frank has been crunching the numbers ahead of John Healey's big speech, revealing a sizeable drop in high-end sales and the Treasury's tax take.
UK Sotheby’s lays claim to 88% of PCL’s £15mn-plus market
Luxury brokerage reports Q3 sales stats - including some eye-catching claims about its dominance at the top of the market.
UAE-backed firm sets ambition to become ‘London’s leading developer’
As rivals beat a retreat from the London market, housebuilder reports 236% sales surge and £5bn development pipeline.
Top-flight London design studio expands into Middle East
Laura Hammett is opening a permanent base in Dubai next month.
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Priory Walk townhouse hits the market after superyacht-inspired overhaul
In Pictures: Classic Chelsea family home emerges from ambitious reworking by rjha Architects and a cast of specialist contractors.
Mansion tax territory: Three withdrawals per £2mn-plus sale; twice the wait for a buyer
New figures reveal the scale of the challenges facing the top end of England's housing market, with another Budget imminent and the HVCTS looming large.
The casualties of indecision: Louisa Brodie on when an asking price isn’t really an asking price
Banda's Head of Private Clients shares her take on 'an increasingly frustrating aspect' of the prime & super-prime rental market.
‘There is a tangible value shift’: Alexander Lewis on Lancaster Gate’s coming of age
Development & investment guru explores how a wave of projects is transforming a long-overlooked corner of W2.
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