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£25m Soho block offered for prime residential conversion
Hermes Investment Management has put a freehold office block on Broadwick Street in the heart of Soho up for sale, complete with detailed planning permission for apartments.
British Land brings in Argent chief to drive 46-acre Canada Water development
British Land has appointed Roger Madelin - the former Chief Executive of King's Cross developer Argent - to head up its mixed-use Canada Water scheme.
Banda’s poppy factory conversion blooms
Developer Banda Property has released some more details on its new boutique scheme in Richmond, south west London.
Four Bayswater buildings snapped up for £30m in ‘old-fashioned’ off-market deal
40 serviced apartments bought by Qatari investor...
New MD and Associate Director for Cain Hoy
Connecticut-based property investor Cain Hoy Enterprises, which teamed up with Galliard Homes a year ago to create London's biggest private house-builder, has recruited a new Managing Director from Canadian…
First two ‘House of the Year’ candidates revealed
Flint House, a "dramatic and innovative" new house on a country estate in Buckinghamshire and Sussex House, an "elegant villa in the Sussex countryside", have been announced as the first two houses to…
Periphery Vision: Inner commute areas to outperform as prime markets languish
The future looks pretty bright for property prices - as long as you're not banking on central London performance - says Savills in its big round of forecasts.
Bidwells boosts New Homes team
Property consultancy Bidwells has appointed Paula Brain as Head of New Homes, Western Region.
Interest rates to stay low for longer – BoE
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of 8-1 to keep the Bank Rate at a deeply low 0.
Local councils forced to spend £450m ‘topping up’ planning fees
Stretched planning departments have had to be "topped up" to the tune of £450m over the last three years to cover the cost of processing planning applications, a new study has found.
Bubble Watch: London’s property market is approaching ‘exuberant’ critical value
Deutsche Bank recently called time on London's property boom, and UBS has named the capital as the most over-valued property market in the world, at severe risk of bubbling.
Russell Simpson ramps up lettings department
Long-standing Chelsea-based independent Russell Simpson has doubled the size of its lettings division with two new hires.