Properties
Oakvest begins Westbourne Grove Mews project
Prime developer Oakvest has opened up on plans for its latest acquisition - a derelict former garage in Westbourne Grove, West London - which is about to be transformed into two 4500 square foot, all s…
British Land on track as Mayfair masterplan marches on
British Land has reported a "robust" operational performance across the board in its Q3 2012/2013 Interim Management Statement, as progress continues behind the scenes of its monumental Clarges Estate …
Qatari Diar puts Chelsea Barracks on hold
Qatar's property investment arm, Qatari Diar, has put its £3bn Chelsea Barracks super-prime resi scheme on ice, according to a report in The Guardian.
London’s 20 fastest-selling developments revealed
Fitzroy Place has proved especially popular with SE Asian buyers
Prime Trends: South East Asian buyers
Fitzroy Place has proved exceptionally popular with South East Asian buyers
Demand for resi new-build is sky high and rising
Banda builds on Battersea power
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Kensington-based search, acquisition and development management firm Banda Property has purchased and secured planning on two major sites in hotly-tipped Battersea, SW London
Office-to-resi conversions: planning-free for three years
Eric Pickles and Nick Boles have confirmed that new permitted development rights will allow office space to be converted into homes without the need for planning permission
Bad press? Go to The Brewery
Effective crisis management can dig you out of the deepest bunker, says William Cash. You just need someone like Matthew Freud and his highbrow journal The Brewery in your corner
Industry Reaction: Resi payday as Boles opens plans for office conversions
"Imminent" plans to relax planning regulations to allow the conversion of office blocks into residential units under Permitted Development Rights (reported yesterday here) have got the prime property industry…
Prime country house buyers left out in the cold
Reports of particularly slim pickings in the prime country house market have been filtering in of late
Homes Work: office-to-resi conversions to be planning-free
Converting offices into residential units will no longer need planning permission if rumours are right about about "radical changes to the English planning system." Let the goldrush begin
Triple digit Singapore sales for Battersea Power Station
More than 100 units at London development Battersea Power Station were snapped up by Singaporean property buyers and investors in just one day, in what the developer and agency said were record levels…