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CALA ramps up South East acquisition drive
Upmarket homebuilder CALA has brought on two new recruits to help drive an ambitious land acquisition programme across the South East.
l-r Freddie Webber and Rob Hall, CALA Homes (Thames)
What Goes Up: UK transactions plummet as SDLT hike hits home
The number of resi property transactions across the UK fell by nearly half between March and April as the government's latest stamp duty increase came into effect.
Khan confirms Islington’s James Murray as Deputy Mayor for Housing
Islington's lead councillor for housing and development James Murray has been confirmed as Sadiq Khan's right hand on all things housing, taking over the brief from Johnson's man Richard Blakeway.
New blood for Harrods Estates
Harrods Estates' Chelsea office has recruited Francis Burca as its new Senior Sales Negotiator.
Benham & Reeves goes on-site at Kew Bridge
Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings, which claims to be London’s fastest growing letting agency, is opening up shop on-site at St George's Kew Bridge scheme in West London.
Treasury claims Brexit ‘shock’ would drive Britain into recession
With a month to go until polling day, the Treasury has kicked the EU Referendum debate up a notch, basically predicting that we're all economically doomed if the vote goes "Out".
EU Referen-doom: Is Osborne right on Brexit and Property?
With the Chancellor warning of a significant 'hit' facing the housing market if Britain votes to up sticks next month, Naomi Heaton asks just how likely this is...
Supercool Silvestrin house in Hampstead asks £22.5m
Rare resi project by the celebrated Italian designer
Brexit could hold back house prices by ‘up to 18%’ – Osborne
An 'Out' vote on the 23rd June would be "a lose-lose situation" and could mean house prices are up to 18% lower in 2018 than in a 'Remain' scenario, warned Chancellor George Osborne at the weekend.
Weston sets up £120m Denham Film Studios scheme
One of the most important locations in Hollywood and British movie making history is to be transformed into a major new resi address - ambitiously billed as a "mini-Beverly Hills" - following a landmark…
Khan Do: Key housing priorities for London’s new Mayor
London's mayoral election turned into an election on housing, so what should Sadiq Khan now be focusing on in order to actually deliver on all those promises?
At A Glance: Policy impacts on UK property transactions
Here's a handy visualisation that could give an indication of what to expect over the next few months.