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ELLE Decoration launches interiors consultancy with major Greenwich project
The UK edition of Hearst's ELLE Decoration is branching out, launching an interiors Style Consultancy that it says is "set to revolutionise the world of commercial property development".
CBRE hires big gun from Chestertons to lead international sales team
CBRE has recruited a top name from Chestertons to head up its central London-based international sales operation.
BNP Paribas Real Estate launches its first residential development in London
French property giant BNP Paribas Real Estate has followed up its Google-let first London office development (in King's Cross) with the launch its first residential development on this side of the Channel:…
MIPIM 2016: The Resi Highlights
21,400 property peeps will be descending on Cannes next week for the 27th edition of Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier and we're pleased to report the weather looks particularly promising.
RBKC scraps permitted development rights for basements
The Royal Borough has confirmed it is to remove permitted development rights for all basement extensions from next month.
On Development: Who will be left exposed as the tide goes out?
A heady cocktail of high land prices, escalating construction costs and increasing pressure on sales values is challenging the viability of developments, says TowerEight's Paul Allen, and some firms…
Cogress scores with David Bernstein appointment
Open equity property investment firm Cogress has brought in the former Chairman of Manchester City and the Football Association to pump up the business's investment opportunities and credentials.
A ‘dangerous cocktail’ mutes the outlook for global house prices in 2016
The global economy is supping on a "dangerous cocktail", says Knight Frank, as low oil prices, a strong dollar and a struggling China combine to quell expectations of property price increases in the coming…
Century ups loan ceiling to £3m
Short-term lender Century Capital has upped the amount that it will dish out to £3m per transaction on the back of "heightened demand and flexible funding".
Strutt & Parker boosts development and planning team
Strutt & Parker has appointed Guy Jenkinson as head of business development and client relationships of its development and planning team in Cambridge.
Is this the most undervalued postcode in London’s West End?
The prime districts on Hyde Park's northern border have been identified as "the most undervalued in London's West End", with average values between 20% and 40% lower than in neighbouring areas.
Record results for Savills despite ‘weak’ UK resi market
Savills has posted a 16% rise in annual pre-tax profits as a strong performance by the commercial arm offset tough times on the resi front.