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Buyers from ‘untapped’ mainland China to take over as London’s biggest investors
Harrods Estates has predicted that UHNWIs from mainland China will soon take over as the biggest group of investors in prime London.
Countrywide sets up central research team
Countrywide has decided to plough some more resources into its research capability.
Last few tickets go on sale for CYCLE TO MIPIM gala dinner
The final few tickets have gone on sale for a big charity do celebrating the property industry's favourite annual sporting event.
Two thirds of UK building companies turn down work due to skills shortage
There's a "desperate need" for apprentices in the construction sector, says the Federation of Master Builders as it has a go at drilling down into the skills shortage.
Rare £10m ‘super-villa’ scheme comes up for sale in St John’s Wood
Something pretty extraordinary has just hit the open market in St John's Wood; a £10m period villa that comes complete with planning permission to double its size.
Nobody’s searching for ‘mansion tax’ anymore
After more than five years in the political and media spotlight, the Conservative's win in May's General Election seems to have finally quashed literally everyone's interest in the subject.
Private Finance goes on broker recruitment drive as referrals rocket
Mortgage broker Private Finance is ramping up its team to deal with an increase in referrals from Strutt & Parker.
Transactions looking up as conveyancing hits post-recession peak
The average conveyancing firm enjoyed an 8% year-on-year increase in business during Q2, according to Search Acumen's Conveyancing Market Tracker.
New builds and the East drive house price growth
The pace of house price growth has eased up a touch, according to the latest from the Office for National Statistics.
UK house prices increased by 5.
Berkeley unveils ‘private enclave’ of new townhouses in SW London
Berkeley Homes has pulled back the curtain on a private enclave of Georgian-inspired new-builds in leafy Wimbledon.
Ballymore to link Embassy Gardens towers with glass ‘sky pool’ in world first
Ballymore has come up with something pretty spectacular for its Embassy Gardens scheme in Nine Elms - a 25 metre pool linking two of the residential buildings at tenth floor level.
‘Summer boom’ for Mayfair lettings as viewings jump by a fifth
The number of viewings for rental properties in Mayfair has surged by 20% in the last three months, while the number of new prospective tenants has jumped by 25%, reports central London lettings agency E…