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£200m development plan for Oxford’s West End
A joint venture between Oxford City Council and Nuffield College has acquired a swathe of central Oxford, with plans for a major £200m mixed-use scheme, which promises to "breathe new life into the heart…
Changes to planning application fees ‘will be a boost to local development’
"Carrot-and-stick" government proposals to allow well-performing local authorities to increase their planning application fees and to compete to process planning applications have been hailed by the British…
First to buy at Shoreditch scheme ‘gets a free Fiat cabrio’
Developers are offering some pretty interesting sweeteners these days, and this new scheme in Shoreditch is chucking in a free Fiat convertible for the first buyer past the post.
Carter Jonas recruits New Homes boss from CBRE
Heather Littlejohn has been signed up to lead Carter Jonas' New Homes team in London.
Green light for Greenland’s giant Hertsmere House
Plans to build the biggest resi tower in Western Europe have been given the thumbs up in East London.
London the ‘guinea pig’ for New York’s pied-à-terre tax
The UK is being seen as a "guinea pig" by policymakers pondering a "pied-à-terre tax" across the pond.
‘9% of UK adults have cancelled plans to invest’ in buy-to-let
This is a punchy claim: "9% of UK adults say they have cancelled plans to invest in BtL".
‘The fall in owner occupation appears to have abated’ – English Housing Survey
"After a period of recent decline, the fall in owner occupation appears to have abated," says the latest English Housing Survey, which also reports that homeowners are "more satisfied" with life than…
Global economic growth prospects ‘have practically flatlined’ – OECD
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic…
Government launches upward extension plan for London
The Government has published its consultation on the introduction of a new London-wide permitted development right, allowing additional storeys to be built up to the roofline of an adjoining building.
Sting & Trudie Styler sell off prize contents of ‘the ultimate London home’
150 items from Sting and Trudie Styler's glorious St James's townhouse are being sold off at Christie's next week.
Number of £1m+ homes ‘to more than triple’ by 2030
The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected "to more than triple between now and 2030", says Santander Mortgages, rising from under 500,000 today to over 1.6 million in 15 years' time.