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Knight Frank profits surge despite a ‘mixed’ year in residential
Knight Frank's pre-tax profits soared by 19% to £162m in the year to March's end, with the commercial property division doing nearly all of the heavy lifting.
Hadid Made: Starchitect’s first New York resi scheme to feature $50m penthouse
Zaha Hadid's first resi effort in New York has just hit the sales market and it looks pretty amazing.
Pastor Real Estate brings in new Head of Sales
Part of the Monaco based Pastor range of companies
‘Flight to quality’ in divided PCL as buyers stay cautious
The prime central London market changed up a gear in September, says Knight Frank, but performance has varied dramatically across town and we're still some way off a full-blown recovery.
Hyde Park Barracks to stay unlisted
Basil Spence's Hyde Park Barracks has not made the grade for listing, despite Historic England recommending a Grade II rank for the 1970s complex, which the MoD is looking to sell.
Pair of Battersea houses go for £8.7m, with plans for two £15m mansions
Two adjoining properties overlooking Battersea Park with planning permission for conversion into two super-prime mansions have been sold for £8.7m.
Surrey agency goes interactive with ‘intelligent’ window
A Surrey estate agency has installed a neat gizmo in its high street branch to harvest applicants 24/7.
London & Regional plans new cultural quarter for Elephant & Castle
Investment firm London & Regional Properties is planning "an iconic new cultural quarter for Elephant & Castle" as part of its development of the Skipton House office block.
Urban Exposure backs £48m scheme in NW London
Non-bank lender Urban Exposure has financed a luxury resi development in Finchley to the tune of £10m.
In Pictures: Stanhope’s BBC Television Centre
Stanhope plc is limbering up for the official launch of its mixed-use development of BBC Television Centre in White City, West London.
Assael Architecture to launch UAE office to service property investors
London-based Assael Architecture has announced plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates, in an effort to get closer to property investors looking to put money into London.
PCL agency reports rise in sub-letting scams
A Knightsbridge firm has warned of a spike in sub-letting "scams" after being approached by a number of hacked-off landlords.