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Henley tees up £53m hostel-to-resi project in South Ken
Private equity outfit Henley Investments is about to embark on a 23,000 foot resi scheme, after acquiring three adjacent period buildings near High Street Kensington.
Latest Land Registry data shows extent of transaction tumble
The April stats from the Land Registry have shown a monthly uptick of 0.9% in average house prices across England & Wales, with annual price movement now standing at +5.1%.
Haute Couture: Centre Point gets a monochrome makeover
The developer behind the transformation of Centre Point has upped the ante in construction chic, eschewing the traditional tarp n’ ads for a 117 metre wrap by fashion designers Eley Kishimoto.
New head for Fine & Country Oxford
Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.
Berkeley launches The Wimbledon Collection
Just in time for Wimbledon's annual fortnight in the spotlight, Berkeley has debuted a range of top-end units in the chichi south west London enclave.
New-build sales rise in London as overseas buyers maintain interest
Buyer demand for new homes in London remained robust during the choppy waters of Q1, according to some new stats on the boxfresh market from Molior and Chestertons.
Resi success for Helical Bar as buyers snap up £87m worth of Barts Square flats
Helical Bar has reported selling 64 out of the 92 units released so far at Barts Square, the biggest resi development in the City of London since The Barbican.
Historic townhouse sets new price record in Greenwich
A Grade II listed William and Mary house dating back to 1645 has just broken some price records in historic Greenwich, by going for a hefty £3.5m.
A League Of Their Own: London’s 25 ‘ultra-prime’ residential developments
Forget super-prime; new analysis claims to have identified the 25 residential developments in London deserving of the title "ultra-prime".
Election mainly affected uncommitted buyers looking for excuses – D&G
Despite all that political uncertainty, Douglas & Gordon's latest figures have shown a rise in the number of offers received in April...
Selling Up: Number of properties for sale reaches highest level since 2010
The number of properties hitting the open market in the UK has risen by 5% year-on-year, with higher-value homes seeing the most significant increases;
Exchanges down and fall-throughs up but plenty of new applicants and stock for Chestertons
Chestertons has reported a 20% drop in the number of exchanges it put through in Q1, along with an 11% rise in the number of fall-throughs, compared with Q4 2014.