Miscellanea
Austerity Auction: Bidding for Greece’s Holland Park mansion to start at £22m
Reports today suggest that Greece is about to offload a major asset in Holland Park, to the tune of £22m.
How Onslow can you go? South Ken uber-basement gets thumbs up
It looks like it's all gone south for neighbours opposed to Daimler-Benz heir Gert-Rudolph "Muck" Flick's ambitious development plans in South Kensington.
Feel Good Friday: Jones Lang LaSalle teams up with Samaritans
Jones Lang LaSalle has officially launched a two-year-long collaboration with Samaritans today, with events at each of the company's UK offices.
New home for RICS Wales
RICS Wales has moved to a bigger, more central new location in Cardiff.
HS2-affected homeowners “may be trapped for 15 years”
With two judicial reviews against the planned high speed link between London and Birmingham set to begin in the High Court, HS2 Action Alliance (HS2AA) has claimed that of the 170,000 plus households…
London’s expanding commuter belt
London's commuter belt has long been a key driver of property prices in the home counties, but the belt has been spreading like a New Yorker's waistline over the last decade.
Lib Dem plans to ban central London second homes “foolish”
Lib Dem proposals to ban the purchase of second homes in central london have been lampooned by CBRE.
Big Debate backs high speed rail network
The Planning Summer School's Big Debate came out strongly in favour of not just HS2 between London and Birmingham, but also HS3 and HS4.
Foxtons plans to triple branch numbers
After stellar performance in 2011, Foxtons has threatened to triple its number of branches in London from 37 to 100.
2011 saw the firm sell over £2bn of property, generating a 12.
HS2: property compensation decisions pushed back to September
The Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, has announced that no decisions will be made on any compensation due to owners of properties affected by the HS2 scheme from London to Birmingham…
The 5% Campaign: Heritage Tax protesters battle on
The Government missed a "golden opportunity" to create jobs and stimulate the economy when it decided to start charging VAT on repair works to listed buildings, claim RICS.
Families return to prime rental market
Family demand is finally returning to prime areas according to the latest analysis from Savills.