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Taking stock of the ‘Best Place to Live in Britain 2016’
The former seat of King Alfred the Great added another feather to its cap at the weekend.
Bank lending to UK property developers ‘collapses’
Bank lending to property developers has halved over the last couple of years and it's stopping firms from starting new projects.
Asking prices have risen by 50% in ten years to breach £300k – but London has come to a standstill
The average price of a property coming to market in England and Wales has breached £300,000 for the first time, according to Rightmove's latest stats, but London prices are at a standstill.
Jackson-Stops adds two senior recruits to its Chelsea team
44-branch estate agency Jackson-Stops & Staff has brought in a new Sales Director and a new Sales Manager for its Chelsea office.
Assael upsizes to new Putney HQ
Architecture practice Assael has made a move south of the river, setting up an swanky new HQ in Putney.
Three years of perceived house price growth as ‘the fundamentals remain steady’
UK households think that the value of their property has risen every month for the last three years, according to the latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank and Markit.
Big brands banned as Battersea Power Station goes for a ‘village’ vibe
Developers have confirmed which shops, restaurants and cafés will be moving into the first phase of the £9bn scheme, Circus West
Berkeley warns on dangers of ‘one of the world’s highest property tax regimes’
A "stable" few months in the London housing market has kept demand ticking over for the Berkeley Group, although its luxury properties are selling at the same rate as they were in the run up to the…
Heritage Alliance boss to step down in September
Kate Pugh OBE, Chief Executive of campaigning group the Heritage Alliance for the last 13 years, is stepping down from her role later this year.
‘Rigorous’ council lettings agency lists just one property
It's been pointed out that the first lettings agency to be set up by a London council is currently advertising a solitary instruction.
Mortgage market ‘knocks it out of the park’ with biggest February since 2008
Gross mortgage lending reached £17.6bn in February, according to the latest from the Council of Mortgage Lenders; that's a 5% drop on January's £18.5bn but a chunky 30% above last February's £13.
D&G brings in Tesco man to run finances
Douglas & Gordon has created a new Financial Director role, and recruited a former Tesco senior exec into the position.