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Prime Property of the Week: Pump Up The Volume
Great Portland Street, London
£11m
Combining soaring raw space and a righteous location, this is surely one of the most exciting renovation projects to come up in prime central London this year.
Fyfe Mcdade expands south of the river
Hip estate agency Fyfe Mcdade has opened up a new branch in Waterloo, marking the firm's first foray south of the river.
Poor block management and conveyancing delaying deals
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based buying agency Sourcing Property has noted a marked rise in the time it's been taking to get transactions over the line.
MD Jo Eccles
Travel Agents: Chestertons announces Avios rewards tie-up
In what's being billed as an industry first, Chestertons is offering clients travel rewards on its sales, lettings and management services.
No post-election price bounce for prime central London
“The notion of a sudden return to double-digit annual growth or any sense of ‘business as usual’ is unfounded,” says Knight Frank's Tom Bill as the firm records the lowest annual growth in PCL…
Barbican Summer: Developer revamps Grade II listed Brutalist landmark
The covers have come off a new scheme to redevelop a famous Brutalist landmark in the City.
Redrow debuts ‘ultra-prime’ £100m Connaught Place scheme with £20m duplex
Housebuilder delivers boutique redevelopment of two Grade II listed townhouses on the north side of Hyde Park
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Single day auction record smashed as £90m goes under the hammer
Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m.
This Bayswater townhouse sold prior on a guide price of £6m
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.