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Philip Hammond promises to build a million new homes by 2020; opens brownfield sites to development
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Unblocking The Pipelines: Why the Chancellor’s planning reforms are long overdue
Enough of planning constipation; the system could do with a dose of ‘Montezuma's revenge’, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Hallelujah, at last planning reforms and not a moment too soon. Well done George!
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Khan lays out fast-track planning route to boost affordable housing
SPG confirms new 'threshold approach'
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RBKC dishes out record number of planning enforcement notices
RBKC's Planning Enforcement Team has been out in force in 2014, issuing an unprecedented number of notices on developments right across the borough.
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Savills Private Office adds trio of HNW specialists in London & New York
Big-name appointments boost the firm's offering for the globe-trotting super-rich.
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Buyer swoops on ‘one of London’s most celebrated historic houses’
Architecture wins out over postcode as purchaser searching in Westminster exchanges on landmark mansion south of the river.
Guernsey’s biggest privately-owned estate seeks £65mn
The 80-acre Havilland Hall comes with a Regency mansion, a private 'village' and an array of leisure & business facilities.
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Grosvenor Square penthouse finds buyer at nearly half its original asking price
Seven-day exchange follows more than three years of marketing for hefty Mayfair duplex.
Inside 1 Mayfair: Caudwell completes first residence at ultra-luxe scheme
Lavish show apartment dressed by New York designer Jamie Drake is pitched at £83.7mn.
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High-profile agency reopens SW3 sales operation
Chestertons has a dedicated Chelsea sales team for the first time in nine years.
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Agency seals string of super-prime St George’s Hill sales
The latest big-ticket residence to change hands on the exclusive private estate was guided at £13.75mn.
Interview: Alexander Main on entrepreneurship, building a brokerage & getting PCL deals done
‘You can’t just wait for the market to come to you’: Agency founder talks HNW buyer trends, turning marketing spend into sales & why half his firm’s deals this year have involved another agent.
UK Sotheby’s signs Surrey specialist from Savills
Experienced agent joins as firm gears up for ‘important next step’ in the county.
Savills downgrades prime forecasts; no recovery for PCL prices until 2029
Prime London and regional property prices are likely to decline further next year, says top agency.
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'Buying London' brokerage brings in new dealmakers and reports run of big-ticket transactions in town & country.
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Dominic Cocklin has been in the London estate agency game for the last 25 years.
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New island Director for Spain Sotheby’s International Realty
Top-end agency claims 90% of Balearic Island buyers are international, with 80% of its transactions involving Brits or Germans.
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