Format: News
Top Scottish architecture firm goes bust
Edinburgh-based Malcolm Fraser Architects, which has won eight RIBA Awards, been shortlisted for the Stirling-prize, and won a Doolan Prize, has ceased trading, surprising pretty much everyone.
Landmark goes on South Coast acquisition drive
Landmark Estates is cracking on with its expansion plans, snaffling four new sites in the last three weeks alone.
Former home of plastic surgery pioneer asks £18.95m
One of Hampstead's most important period mansions has just come up for sale.The former home of the plastic surgery pioneer Sir Harold Delf Gillies, 71 Frognal has hit the market for a cool £18.95m.
Chestertons’ top brass go back to the floor
Chestertons' senior management have been "back to the floor" to try their hands at the daily grind of being a London estate agent, raising £14,000 for local charities in the process.
Luxury Property Show returns to Hurlingham for ninth year
The Luxury Property Show is returning - for the ninth year - to the Hurlingham Club in November, hosted again by Melissa Porter off of the TV and sponsored again by Rightmove Overseas.
Zones 2, 3 and 6 lead London’s transaction recovery – Hamptons
Transactions levels are still a way off last year's levels, says Hamptons International, but "that may now be beginning to change," with the capital's prime fringes and commuter hubs feeling the first…
Chinese/English property portal launches
For any Chinese investors who haven't lost their shirts over the last couple of days, a bilingual property portal has just been launched, pitching itself as a virtual "China Desk" for UK agents and developers.
Soukproperty.
Buyers advised not to rely on portals as vendors go off-market
As stock levels fall and applicant levels continue to rise, vendors are increasingly requesting an off-market period before their instructions go fully public, reports Douglas & Gordon...
Third of Keybridge apartments sold at pre-launch event
Over 150 guests rocked up for a first glimpse of the redevelopment of the former BT telephone exchange in Vauxhall last week.
Tenants’ Super-Prime: A field guide to London’s UHNW rental tribes
Mayfair is "the ultimate destination for high net worth renters," says Tunstall Property, "followed by Knightsbridge and Belgravia respectively." Marylebone, however, comes out on top for rental investments.
Offshore companies have bought-up £150bn of UK property in the last 15 years
Over £150bn-worth of UK property has been bought-up by offshore firms since 1999, according to new research by The Sunday Times.
Trading Places: UK landlords holding onto properties for 5 years longer post-recession
On average, UK landlords currently trade their properties every 17 years, compared to every 14 years for homeowners, according to some interesting new findings from the country's biggest estate agency.