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Southern Grove gets go-ahead for £75m west London scheme
Mayfair-based developer Southern Grove has bagged planning for a £75m resi-led scheme in Ealing.
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Prices push up as £1m+ deals flow – Land Registry
A 2.5% monthly increase has taken the annual rate of house price growth to +7.1%, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
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London’s ‘challenging conditions’ impacting sales says Capco
The developer behind what's being billed as "the next great estate of London" has been making some worrying noises about supply and demand levels in the capital.
Mega-lateral up for rent in Northacre’s The Bromptons
A colossal flat in one of London's most celebrated luxury schemes, The Bromptons in Chelsea, has just come up for rent at £25k a week.
Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
The number of starts and completions on new-build homes reached their highest level since 2008 at the end of 2015, rising by 23% in Q4 compared to the same period a year earlier.
Why the stamp duty surcharge is destined to fail, miserably
Serial buy-to-let investors will simply move into the market for cheaper property, making things even harder for first time buyers, says Rob Hill...
Ballymore to sell off ‘landmark’ ground rent portfolio
Ballymore is gearing up to sell off a portfolio of ground rent receipts from 3,654 units across eight of its sites, including phase one of Embassy Gardens in Vauxhall.
Sturgeon floats ‘more progressive’ council tax to tap prime homeowners
The owners of high-value homes in Scotland could be hit with significantly higher bills under Nicola Sturgeon's plans to rejig the council tax system.
Halebourne debuts ‘ultra-luxe’ apartment scheme in Berkshire
Halebourne Group has lifted the lid on its forthcoming "ultra-luxe" apartment scheme in gentile Berkshire.
#Budget2016: A property industry wishlist from Belgravia
With just three weeks to go until Budget Day (doesn't it come around fast..
Higher value lots ‘increasingly prevalent’ says auction house
Auction house Allsop raised a chunky £74.8m from its first sale of 2016 (up 38% on last February's £54m), noting a couple of interesting trends in the process.
Depth Charge: Basement planning applications soar in London
The number of basement planning applications has rocketed in London over the last two years, according to new research by Glenigan.