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Winkworth expands into Suffolk with seaside branch
Estate agency's Norfolk franchisee acquires Halford Wetmore in Southwold
German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
Art-Invest Real Estate has opened a London office, and is working on a significant mixed-use development on Cleveland Street with Dukelease
NLA consolidates London real estate brands
The London Festival of Architecture, The City Centre, the London Real Estate Forum, and London at MIPIM are being brought together under the New London Architecture banner, as the organisation moves to…
Just six Local Authorities have moved land searches online
The Land Registry has been making strides along its "digital street" programme for some time, and this week marks a full year since the online Local Land Charges Register first went live.
Greedy fingers are wanting too big a slice of the property pie
Seasoned buying agent Simon Barnes reports on a worrying trend in the PCL market...
Mandatory estate agent qualifications are on the way
Lord Best's Regulation of Property Agents working party will present its recommendations - including new mandatory qualifications for all consumer-facing estate agents - to the Government next week
Sales at Battersea Power Station climb back to pre-delay levels
'About 70%' of Phase 3A units have now been sold at Battersea Power Station - which is about the same level as in 2017, before construction delays allowed some buyers to back-out of contracts
Apprentice star launches development consultancy
Jamie Lester, founder of estate agency Haus, is now offering sales & marketing advice to property developers
Westminster opens £350m search for Ebury Bridge Estate regeneration partner
Westminster City Council has put out a call for development partners to rebuild the Ebury Bridge Estate in Pimlico
A ‘sophisticated gang of fraudsters’ is targeting luxury rental flats in London
Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% "surge in fake applications" in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act…
Knight Frank launches ‘later life’ finance team
Agency becomes the property sector's first major player to offer equity release and retirement interest only mortgages
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
Here's a fascinating discussion on technology in the property sector, which took place during May's Future Proptech event.