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Crown Estate rejigs business and executive structure
There's been a major restructuring of the Crown Estate's leadership, with some new faces and roles added to the team sheet.
LA-based real estate firm sets sights on London
"Luxury real estate network" Realty Group International has announced plans to enter the London market before the year is out, as part of an international expansion drive.
Terence Donovan’s Mayfair mews with a Bond-Candy makeover hits the market for £18m
Candy & Candy's "Bond-inspired" Mayfair mews project, which used to be owned by fashion photography royalty Terence Donovan, has hit the market with an £18m asking price.
Agency reveals most popular (and outlandish) buyer requests
London-based estate agency Marsh & Parsons has been spilling the beans on some of the more outlandish requests fielded by the firm's sales and lettings offices across the capital.
Wealth management guru joins RFR
Lord North Street co-founder William Drake joins the Chelsea-based team
Banda hires top search expert from Savills
Kensington-based search agent and developer Banda Property has ramped up its acquisitions arm with the appointment of former Savills man Nic Brennan.
City of London embarks on biggest house-building programme since the Barbican
The City of London Corporation, local authority for the Square Mile, has decided to build 3,700 new homes by 2025, in what will be the biggest house-building programme since the completion of the Barbican…
Sotheby’s International unifies across Italy
Sotheby’s International Realty has pooled its existing affiliate brokerages in Milan, Lake Como, Rome and Tuscany to create one nation-wide operation covering all (most) of Italy.
Westminster sees highest rent increases; K&C is the most expensive
Average rents for private properties increased faster in Westminster than anywhere else in England in 2014, rising by 28.4%.
87% of English countries saw rents rise; 13% saw drops.
Manhattan developer offers private jet service to residents
Fisher Brothers, Witkoff and New Valley, the developers of 111 Murray Street, a 157-unit 800-foot high tower in TriBeCa, NY, have signed a "first-of-its-kind partnership" with a luxury jet broker.
Planners approve revised King’s Road cinema proposals
RBKC has given the nod to Cadogan Estates' rejigged plans for the mixed-use development of the Curzon Cinema site on the King's Road, after last year's designs were thrown out.
No price growth for London’s top-end in 2016 – Savills
There is "little scope for significant value uplift next year" at the top of London's market, says Savills, as it casts an eye over what the coming five years may hold for property prices.