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Record number of resi units under construction in London as market ‘goes ballistic’
There's been a massive spike in the number of new homes being built in London.
RBKC clamps down on noisy construction works
Kensington & Chelsea is to outlaw noisy construction work at weekends after agreeing a new Code of Construction Practice.
New York’s luxury developers woo Generation Z
An interesting new trend is being reported in New York, with resi developers increasingly designing their luxury schemes to appeal to tweens and teens.
Clerkenwell conversion measures up for Stanhope
The former Weights & Measures Office on Rosebery Avenue has emerged from its redevelopment programme as 8 over 5, an eight-unit boutique resi scheme.
On Locations: Edinburgh’s (under)developing market
Scotland is teed-up for a "prosperous five years" says JLL, but a distinctly muted development pipeline in Edinburgh is in need of attention if the market is to remain healthy.
A ‘surge of buy-to-let investors’ is pushing prices up – RICS
There was an increase in the number of new properties coming to market in January, particularly in London, says the RICS, but a "surge of buy-to-let" activity ahead of a new 3% SDLT surcharge coming into…
Countrywide names new chairman
Royal Mail chief Peter Long is to take over from Grenville Turner as non-exec chairman of Countrywide plc, the UK's biggest estate agency.
Johns&Co recruits two directors from Hamptons
High-end new-build specialist estate agency Johns & Co has hired two new directors from Hamptons International, and moved into a new HQ on Marsh Wall, E14.
‘A sense of momentum’ returns to London’s super-prime market
"A sense of momentum is returning" to London's £10m+ super-prime property market, says Knight Frank, despite deal numbers tumbling in 2015.
Green light for Crown Estate scheme in Wiltshire
The Crown Estate's plans for a major new scheme in Marlborough have been given the thumbs-up by Wiltshire Council.
UK stamp duty revenues suffer as Osborne throttles the golden goose
With the Institute for Fiscal Studies now warning that the Government will struggle to meet its target of balancing the books by 2019-20, Knight Frank has taken a proper look at how the new stamp duty…
Qatari Diar & Canary Wharf Group unveil next phase of Southbank Place
Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar are gearing up to launch the next tranche of units at Southbank Place, their £1.3 billion transformation of the 5.2-acre Shell Centre site.