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London asking rents hit a record high as supply dwindles – Rightmove
Property portal expects asking rents to rise by around 3% this year outside of London, and by 4% in the capital
London property prices continue to fall – UK HPI
The UK's average house price increased by 2.8% in the year to November 2018; London's average dropped by 0.7%, according to official figures.
Douglas Elliman recruits a luxury specialist to repoint the brand
Knight Frank's American ally Douglas Elliman has named an LVMH and Victoria's Secret alumnus as its new creative head, and appointed a new advertising agency
50% of Winkworth’s revenues came from lettings & property management in 2018
Estate agency group expects a slight rise in profits; reports a 'sharp increase in applicants for both property purchases and rentals' in December
Expanding auction platform recruits a new resi head
Allsop's Richard Watson has joined BidX1 as Head of Residential Auctions in the UK
Emoov bought out of administration; will re-launch this month
Emoov's tech and brand has been acquired by soon-to-launch peer-to-peer rental platform Mashroom; the online estate agency is to reopen this month
Avenue Road demolition job up for £10m
Rundown proposition nestled between two enormous piles on St John's Wood's swankiest thoroughfare
LA’s glitziest giga-mansion – now $100m off
'At $150 million, it gets opened up to a much wider audience', says 'Spec King' Bruce Markowsky of his 38,000 square foot project in Bel Air...
In Pictures: Show units open at ‘Scotland’s most up-market new development’
The Crescent at Edinburgh's Donaldson's site is 'unlike anything ever launched' in Edinburgh, says developer Cala Homes
Parliament prolongs political & economic uncertainty
House of Commons vote delivers no clarity on Brexit; uncertainty is the property market's 'new normal' says top-end estate agent
New architect named for Bishopsgate Goodsyard
Eric Parry has been brought in to design the Shoreditch scheme's tallest building, after two resi towers were cut last year
Date set for tenancy fees ban
Tenant Fee Bill passes its final stage in the House of Lords and will come into force on June 1st 2019