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Chestertons opens up in Richmond
Chestertons has opened the doors to its 34th London office.
The all-new Richmond Hill base will cover the wider Richmond area and link up with existing branches in Kew, East Sheen, Barnes and Chiswick.
New home registrations hit eight-year high but London stumbles
New figures from the National House Building Council show 156,140 new homes were registered to be built in the UK last year.
Scottish e-conveyancing portal gears up for a Spring launch
The ghosts of Veyo - the English Law Society's attempt to bring conveyancing into the digital era - are still restless less than two months after their ship was scuppered.
The average London property price increased by 12.4% in 2015
Average property prices across England and Wales increased by 6.4% last year, after pushing up by 1.2% in December, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
Property Marketing Awards: Open for entries
The Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors is calling for entries from "the most innovative and creative marketing campaigns in the UK property industry" for its annual awards event in June.
Galliard and Cain Hoy bag 7.7-hectare Royal Docks site for resi development
Galliard Homes and Cain Hoy have acquired the lead stake in Peruvian Wharf, a 7.7-hectare derelict brownfield site opposite the O2, with plans to create a residential-led scheme.
Right to Rent: Landlords face fines of up to £3k as of Monday
As of next week, landlords and letting agents in the UK will have to add detailed "right to rent" checks to their - already lengthy - to-do lists when granting new tenancy agreements.
Resi revival for Dobson’s Longhirst Hall
An important John Dobson country house in Northumberland is being returned to residential use, eighty years after being requisitioned by the Army.
More woes for PCL as top-end prices and transactions tumble further
Following another dip in Q4, average prices per square foot across prime central London ended the year down -3.7% on an annual basis, according to the latest figures from LonRes.
‘Relatively overlooked’ Queen’s Park goes into overdrive
Posting price growth of 9.
Halcyon Day: North London mansion goes for ‘not far off’ £32.5m
It's still only January, but one of the biggest deals of 2016 has been confirmed up in Hampstead Garden Suburb.
‘Significant increase’ in African and UK overseas buyers in PCL
There was a "significant increase" in the number of African and UK buyers from abroad in prime central London in Q4 compared to the previous year, says Strutt & Parker.