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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…
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.
The IT Crowd: Young tech millionaires splash out on London’s super-prime homes
Youthful tech and IT millionaires are fast becoming some of the key players on London's super-prime scene.
At-A-Glance: Redrawing London’s super-prime map
It looks like super-prime buyers are starting to venture outside London's "golden postcodes" in search of value and product.
Two new board members at Weston as turnover tipped to hit £200m
Developer Weston Homes has appointed Jonathan Lewis and Jane Stock to its Group board.
JLL launches Nine Elms resi office
JLL has opened its eighth resi office in the capital, right in the Nine Elms mixer.
Rising interest rates and a slowing global economy top property market risk list
Rising interest rates are the biggest threat to property price performance in the UK, says Knight Frank, as it charts the biggest risk factors to the market.
Dubai developer launches ‘beachfront’ mansions around 7km pool exclusively to the UK
Dubai-based developer Meydan Sobha is launching a batch of mansions - a large chunk of its £7bn landmark resi scheme in the Emirate - exclusively to the UK market.
Finchatton’s Lansbury penthouse hits the rental market
The marquee apartment in Finchatton's recent super-prime scheme next to Harrods has just come up for rent.