Business & People
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…
Property PR firm recruits from Strutt & Parker
Katie Herbert has joined Building Relations after six years with Strutt & Parker
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...
British Housing Ministers, ranked by their track record of delivering new homes
There have been 17 different Housing Ministers in the last 20 years, but who delivered the most new homes?
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
Landsec boss Noel to retire
Rob Noel will step down in 2020, once a new Chief Executive is appointed
Helical chief Slade steps down
Mike Slade OBE has retired from Helical Plc after 35 years
Apprentice star launches development consultancy
Jamie Lester, founder of estate agency Haus, is now offering sales & marketing advice to property developers
High Court strikes out £1.5bn Candy lawsuit
Judge dismisses 'remarkable' action brought by businessman Michael Brown