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The best property blogs: Primelocation blog award winners
The most key property blogs in Britain have been celebrated by Primelocation's annual property blog awards.
The Cotswolds come to town
Welly never. The Cotswolds are coming to Kensington on 20th June, as John D Wood hosts a Cotswolds Property Exhibition at 140 Kensington Church Street, London W8.
Don’t personalise marketing emails…
A good old-fashioned email still has more clout in a buying decision than all that social media guff, according to new research by The Economist and Lyris.
Portal Kombat: Another agent-owned property portal enters the fray
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Compare the Markets: Savills launches new interactive map
Savills has launched a swanky new interactive map of London to help buyers hone in on a particular area, measure it up against its neighbours and see where it's headed price-wise over the next five years.
Suits You: Jermyn Street resi scheme launches
The Crown Estate's right royal regeneration of St James's is picking up pace, with the launch of the area's latest luxury resi scheme on the impeccably turned-out Jermyn Street.
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Development World: The London Real Estate Forum, Berkeley Square
Most of London's property development community will be descending on Berkeley Square for the next two days, as the inaugural London Real Estate Forum gets underway in a massive tent.
Qatar Sheikh-up could cause “Marbella Effect” in prime London
Qatar's changing of the top brass - as Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir, hands over power to his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim, this Summer - could cause a chunky "Marbella Effect" on the…
Mixing It Up: The new school of mixed-use development
As a raft of new schemes promise buyers "hotel levels" of customer service, Robert Soning asks whether property management companies are ready to deal with the challenges presented by this new era of…
New Head of Sales for Kay & Co
Kay & Co has appointed Matthew Abernethy as Associate Director and Head of Sales at its freshly rebranded Hyde Park branch.
Agents turn to luxury buzz-words to flog houses
257,000 homes in the UK are now described as having a "high spec" interior, according to research by Aviva, as estate agents focus on luxury buzz-words to bring in buyers, listing high-end finishings alongside…
New appointments at Prime Purchase
Top-notch buying consultancy Prime Purchase has unveiled a new Russian desk in a joint venture with Savills Intermark.