Financier suing architect for £1m over 'ugly' floating home cinema
The Evening Standard reports on the case of a banker who is suing an architect for "almost £1m in damages" in the High Court, after a home cinema project didn't turn out as hoped.
Architect loses legal battle over disastrous ‘floating’ home cinema project
Ruling has wide implications for design and construction professionals, say lawyers
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Architect Taha does not have to demolish his controversial Clerkenwell home
Planning Inspector over-rules Islington Council's Enforcement Notice against Amin Taha's award-winning building
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A rare look inside Higham Hall, home of the Prince of Wales’ favourite architect Quinlan Terry
Clive Aslet tours the Suffolk home of the celebrated Classicist for Country Life
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LonRes chief joins super-prime London estate agency
Beauchamp Estates has recruited two heavyweight names to its Board of Directors: LonRes co-founder William Carrington & finance maven Gerard Soames.
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Knight Frank’s Lock-Necrews to lead Winkworth’s Knightsbridge office
Prime Central London specialist takes over national agency's high-profile Knightsbridge, Chelsea & Belgravia franchise.
Developer sought for ‘iconic’ Chelsea cinema site with prime resi potential
The Grade II listed former theatre & cinema features a prominent Art Deco façade on the Fulham Road.
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Dexters buys another London estate agency
'This expansion marks an exciting step forward in strengthening Dexters’ presence across South London,' says prominent property firm as it opens two new branches & acquires James Alexander in Norbury.
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Agency reports surge in Prime London deals as buyers return
Knight Frank’s sales team kicks off the spring market with its best February for exchanges in three years.
20 major London property developments seek £22bn at MIPIM
Mayor Sadiq Khan is heading to the Riviera to 'bang the drum' for more foreign investment in London's big housing & infrastructure projects.
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Knight Frank bolsters super-prime lettings team with Strutts high-flyer
New KF partner Joss Hatcher-Davis spent nearly a decade at his former agency, and was consistently ranked as the highest biller.
Knight Frank celebrates successful Wealth Report launch & media campaign
The property firm's flagship research report was unveiled in front of 300 private clients & their advisors last week, and has generated more than 1,000 pieces of media coverage so far.
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US buyers dominant in PCL as government sends mixed signals to foreign investors – Knight Frank
Stability could be the UK’s strength right now, so it feels like unfortunate timing to be replacing our non-dom tax regime with something less competitive, says research boss Tom Bill.
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Agency claims ‘dominance’ in super-prime Surrey with 75% deal share
Knight Frank highlights six big-ticket sales in the Home Counties, arguing that rising buyer interest in Surrey 'could be an indicator of a widespread market resurgence, marking the ground zero of the…
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