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Regional Champions: Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham and Oxford outperform
Southern England's prime cities - Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham and Oxford - have been out-performing pretty much every other location, including London, over the last 12 months, as supply stays tight, more…
South Coast agency invests in the best company car….in the world
Eschewing the traditional estate agent's ride, an outfit on the South Coast has invested in a seriously strong company vehicle.
20% of home buyers in Oxford and Cambridge previously lived in London
Oxford and Cambridge have seen the best of Britain's price growth over the last year, says property search agency Garrington, with capital values increasing by 14.9% and 13.8% respectively.
Private rents have risen by 2.5% in the last year
Rents have risen by 2.5% across Great Britain in the last 12 months, and by 3.8% in London, according to the last Private Housing Rental Index from the Office of National Statistics.
Planning nod for Merchant Land’s Charlotte Street scheme
Merchant Land has been given the green light to redevelop three adjacent period buildings in Fitzrovia.
Construction workloads on the up despite skills shortages
Construction workloads rose in Q2 2015 with 44% more respondents to the RICS' regular survey reporting higher activity levels (up from 37% on the previous quarter), driven by office development and private…
Election hammers Countrywide’s profits
Countrywide has posted a big slump in pre-tax profits after a "difficult" H1.
Announcing its results for the year to June, the UK's biggest estate agency said pre-tax profits of £28.
Prime London rental growth struggles to keep up with inflation
Prime rents have risen by 1.5% in London in the last 12 months, after a +0.
‘Walled garden’ voted most wanted outdoor feature
The humble walled garden has trumped every other type of outside feature in a survey of UK homeowners.
The Strutt & Parker poll asked 2000 people to choose their most-wanted outdoor component, and 21.
Plentific and ZPG team up to launch ‘Find a Pro’ service
Plentific & Zoopla Property Group have just rolled out a new service - Find a Pro - which aims to make it really easy for consumers to track down decent local tradespeople for home-related projects…
Planning nod for Canary Wharf’s Herzog & de Meuron resi tower
Tower Hamlets council has green-lighted plans for a "striking" new resi structure in the City.
The Collection LLP boosts property management team
Mayfair-based consultancy The Collection LLP has hired Chloé Tilby as Property Manager.