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Globrix co-founder secures big backing for ‘Google-style’ commercial portal
One of the founders of former News International-backed property portal Globrix (which merged with Zoopla in 2013) has made a big splash in the commercial sector.
Khan slams BoJo’s ‘toothless’ Concordat
London's new mayor has laid into his predecessor's efforts at preventing the capital's homes from being snapped up by foreign investors, dismissing BoJo's flagship initiative as "embarrassing" and…
Transaction uptick ‘shows a market finding its more natural level again’
The seasonally-adjusted UK resi property transaction count for May has come in at 89,700. That's up 1.5% on April, but 11.9% lower than in May 2015.
‘Capital gains and rental values’ driving London’s Middle Eastern buyers
Cluttons and YouGov's latest survey of Middle Eastern investors has revealed some interesting findings on HNW buyer behaviour.
Mayfield gets go-ahead for luxury hotel-to-resi scheme in Bayswater
A transformation of the former Westland Hotel in Bayswater has been given the green light by Westminster.
Top-end developer Mayfield bought the prominent 0.
Ronson tops out Chiltern Place as sales breach halfway mark
Yesterday saw big-name developer Gerald Ronson donning a hard hat to top out his firm's new high-end resi scheme in Marylebone, which looks to be selling particularly well given the current market…
New Presidents step up at the NAEA and ARLA
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) are delighted to welcome their new presidential teams for the year ahead.
David Mackie
Housing Hotspots: Where are two-thirds of properties on the market already under offer?
Economic catastrophising and European angst are no match for the basic laws of supply and demand, says Jackson-Stops & Staff, as the estate agency tells us that buyers are still snapping up properties…
New Group Comms Director at Grosvenor
Grosvenor has appointed Christian Marroni as the new Group Communications Director for Grosvenor Group and Wheatsheaf Group, the two corporate operating businesses of the Grosvenor Estate.
Prime Recce: Investigating the Kensington & Holland Park market
Savills has been delving into the Kensington & Holland Park market, the ultra-exclusive enclave of west London where average prices command a 25% premium over even the RBKC average.
At-A-Glance: A chronology of UK property tax tinkering
The slew of recent changes plotted on helpful chronology
Knight Frank boosts resi development division
Knight Frank has strengthened its resi development department with another hire.