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Mortgage product numbers jump 10% to hit a post-recession high
The total number of mortgage products has passed 15,000 for the first time since the recession, according to the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Derwent completes luxury Fitzrovia scheme
Giant developer Derwent London has been putting the finishing touches to its new 15,500 square foot resi-led scheme in arty Fitzrovia.
London’s stamp duty burden breaches £3bn, but prime borough portions slip
London accounted for around 40% of the UK's total residential stamp duty receipts in 2014-15 - just over £3bn out of £7.
Bigger than the White House: UK developer unveils triple giga-mansion scheme in Bel Air
The Park Bel Air promises 'the finest living experience in the world'...
On Locations: Richmond’s ‘corridor of affluence’
The affluent enclave around Richmond Park and Village has a lot in common with the prime central London property market, with price performance moving in parallel over the last few years, says Knight…
Newcourt pays £13m for Wadhurst College site
Newcourt Residential has just snapped up the historic Wadhurst College in East Sussex for £13m, the developer's biggest acquisition to date.
Kate Moss moves into interior design for Yoo
Philippe Starck and John Hiscox' celeb-friendly design/development outfit Yoo has brought another A-lister into the fold, recruiting supermodel Kate Moss to design interiors for a £2.
First new Billionaires’ Row mansion in over a hundred years starts on site
Work has finally begun on the Colwyn Foulkes & Partners-designed residence at 3 Palace Green, the first new mansion to be built at Kensington Palace Gardens for over a century.
UK house prices carry on up – but not in Chelsea
House prices increased by 0.5% last month, taking the annual rise to +4.2% according to the latest from the Land Registry.
In London, prices rose by 1.7% in August, taking annual price growth to +6.6%.
Level Set: Mass penthouse development site goes up for sale in SW London
An intriguing resi development opportunity has just come up in leafy Chiswick, after planners green-lighted a scheme to add a single vertical extension across a range of 1930s buildings, essentially creating…
Criterion debuts ‘London’s most luxurious student digs’
A batch of newly-refurbished apartments in Mayfair have been launched as "London's ultimate student pads", with prices going all the way up to £21,000 per month.
Stamp duty hike was ‘probably inappropriate’ says Harrods boss
The MD of Harrods reckons George Osborne's stamp duty reforms were "probably inappropriate" and sent a "worrying signal" abroad.