Miscellanea
How far does the ‘London pound’ go around the country?
Strutt & Parker has come up with a rather nifty exchange rate idea to demonstrate how much property bang you get for your buck across the UK.
Are these the UK’s 20 coolest streets?
A rundown of the country's hippest hotspots has just been released, compiled by - who else - the Telegraph.
1. Chiltern Street - the UK's coolest?
World in London: Who’s really buying the capital?
Despite all the headlines and bluster, only 7% of Greater London's properties for sale went overseas in 2013-14, according to Savills' new World in London report.
Heaton builds London team
Buying agency Heaton & Partners has expanded its London team again, recruiting Samantha Anderson to join former Black Brick-er Karen Goodin, who started back in January.
Anderson, Heaton, Goodin
Swedish startup launches ‘Uber-style’ storage service
A Swedish firm has decided to 'do an Uber' on the decidedly unglamorous business of storage.
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‘Crown Jewel of Napa Valley’ hits the market for $100m
It seems there's a lot of "once-in-a-lifetime opportunities" around these days, but we're pretty confident that this slice of super-prime Californian wine country is the genuine article.
Run Direction: Estate Agents raise £££ for Housing for Women
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward led the field around Clapham Common at the weekend's London Estate Agents 10k run, with the agency's 50-strong team raising £10,000 for the charity Housing for Women.
Fine & Country makes a move on Russia
Fine & Country has stepped up the pace of its global domination masterplan, opening 16 new offices in the last five months - 15 in the UK - and planning an imminent move into Russia.
London Vs New York City Vs Hong Kong: The costs of buying a prime property
Buying Agency Middleton Advisors has worked out that the cost of buying a £1.5m ish property in London has risen by 1% over the last five years, from 4.8% of the purchase price in 2009 to 5.8% in 2014.
Gut Feeling: Is now the time to take on a total wreck?
Provided you don't throw caution to the wind, there's some good opportunities around for those with the stomach for a full-on gut-job, says Jo Aldridge...
Rightmove Chairman offloads nearly half his shares
Less than a week after Zoopla confirmed its plans for a float, Scott Forbes, Chairman of Rightmove since 2005, has sold almost half his shareholding in the company for around £7m.
£10,000 psf? Seems reasonable…
How to get Abingdon Road prices up to One Hyde Park levels? All it'll take is a bit of canny marketing and a squaddie to hold open the door. Probably, says doer upper Alan Page.