Miscellanea
Sea Sure: How to buy coastal property (without getting swept away)
We all know waterfront positions can command serious premiums, but they can also land unwary buyers and developers in some pretty deep water
Who’s the most productive estate agent in London?
When Accounts & Legal started a survey on which estate agencies made the most cash per agent, the assumption was that Foxtons' "army of negotiators" would trump the "more gentlemanly strategy" of other…
Tunnel Vision: Why London’s roads should have roofs…
Roofing over London's road to make nicer cycle paths sounds like something we'd come up with after a couple of pints
The Westminster Constitution: Paddington & Bayswater
Rounding off his comprehensive analysis of the micro-markets of Westminster, Martin Bikhit takes an in-depth look at the changing face of Paddington & Bayswater.
Hampstead’s Day of the Triffids
Japanese Knotwood has invaded Hampstead's celebrity enclave, threatening the values (and structures) of homes belonging to the likes of Tom Conti, Esther Rantzen and Thierry Henry
Foxtons banks on a float
A Foxtons float is looking ever-more imminent, as the infamous estate agency hires three banks to run its IPO process
Fine & Country’s Scottish play
Fine & Country is extending its reach North of the border for the first time
Art or Science? A guide to prime residential valuation (Part II)
Kate Peters of Jones Lang LaSalle concludes her analysis of the process behind an opinion of "Market Value", explaining "Hope Value", per square foot anomalies and why sticking a finger in the air isn…
Marsh & Parsons opens Something New in former Beatles boutique
Marsh & Parsons is to launch its 19th office on the site of the former Beatles Apple boutique on Baker Street in central London
Commuter Belters: The changing shape of a nation
As a batch of fast-tracked projects promise to expand the capital's "Magic Circle" into new territories, Tom Hudson takes stock of the current commuter conundrum...
Management Expectations: Chesterton Humberts lands a pair of Grainger contracts
Behemothic resi landlord Grainger PLC has awarded two more significant management contracts to Chesterton Humberts.
London property market boosts profits for Grosvenor
Grosvenor, the privately-owned international property group, has released a sturdy set of results this morning, with increased revenue profits in 2012 up by 8.2% to £87.4m.