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Skills shortage sharpens for SME builders as new private housing projects jump 20%
Salaries for small building firms are soaring as a result of the growing skills shortage, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), as the number of new private housing projects increased by…
Big sales boost for Foxtons but Q2 looks ‘challenging’
Foxtons has reported a chunky rise in sales commissions in Q1 as buyers rushed to complete before the April stamp duty deadline.
Total group revenue worked out at £38.
Record price achieved on Hyde Park Gardens Mews
Lurot Brand has tucked away a house on Hyde Park Gardens Mews at a punchy £2,326 per square foot, thereby earning the street the title of "W2's most expensive mews".
The buyer paid £3.
Buyer saves £750k by beating stamp duty deadline
It's come to light that a buyer in north London saved himself a handy £744,000 by pushing his £25m purchase through a few hours before the 3% stamp duty surcharge came into effect.
Camden to follow RBKC in publishing planners’ advice
Camden Council has decided to publish its confidential pre-application planning advice after Kensington & Chelsea pioneered the idea earlier this year.
Chelsea Barracks apartments ‘already selling at £4,500 psf’
It's been claimed that Qatari Diar has already sold off a batch of super-prime units at Chelsea Barracks, ahead of the official launch later this year.
‘Real momentum’ for Countrywide as exchanges rocket 30% in Q1
The number of property exchanges done by Britain's biggest property services group, Countrywide Plc, bounced up by nearly a third in the first three months of the year compared to Q1 2015.
Green light for ‘industrial style’ resi development of the Royal Academy of Dance
Wandsworth's planners have given the go-ahead to a £55m, 39-unit residential development of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) site near Battersea Square.
Historic Hackwood Park hits the open market
An important country pile in Hampshire has become one of the most significant open-market instructions of 2016 so far.
Lodha hires Savills man to drive London sales push
Lodha Group has poached a key member of Savills' international sales team to head up the marketing of its burgeoning central London pipeline.
Showtime for Stanhope as buyers descend on BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre developer Stanhope has reported being "overwhelmed" by the response from punters at Saturday's official sales launch, as some brave souls stuck out a cold, damp April night for…
Reuben brothers rule the Rich List as real estate values rocket
Property tycoons David and Simon Reuben have topped the Sunday Times 2016 Rich List after an extraordinary year that saw their combined wealth grow by £3.4 billion.