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Land Reg appoints new Chief
Graham Farrant has been chosen as the new Chief Executive of the Land Registry.
Grosvenor recruits new Major Projects Director for London
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has appointed Simon Harding-Roots as Executive Director, Major Projects, London estate.
Short supply puts prices back on the rise – except in London
London was the only place in the UK where more surveyors reported price drops than rises in February, with price increases across the rest of the country re-emerging due to the demand supply imbalance,…
Tonic for Tomorrow: 10 steps to a healthier UK property market
A trio of big-hitters - Countrywide, Hamptons International and Lambert Smith Hampton - have strapped on their stethoscopes and come up with a treatment plan for the UK's ailing property market.
Government updates development appraisal tool
The Homes & Communities Agency's free development appraisal tool - a site specific cashflow spreadsheet that assesses the viability of a scheme - has been updated to a newer, shinier version.
Winkworth launches Corporate Services department
London's biggest estate agency, Winkworth, has launched a new centralised service for relocation agents and corporate clients searching across its 90-office UK and international network.
Middleton gets behind grassroots rugby
Buying agents by day and rugby fanatics by the weekend, the team at Middleton Advisors have decided to combine their two favourite things by sponsoring youth squads across the search firm's Surrey,…
Bonhams brings Hollywood interiors to Knightsbridge
Top auction house Bonhams will be auctioning off a rare collection of items called "The Hollywood Interior" next month, including sought-after pieces from the Art Deco and Jazz Age period.
A Capital Polarised: How levels of buyer activity vary across London
The number of London homes sold for over £2m has almost halved so far this year, down 48.7% on the same period a year ago.
Planners ‘astonished’ to find Kensington property had been demolished
RBKC planners have halted work on a site in Kensington after an ad hoc visit revealed the developer had cracked on before fulfilling a key condition of the permission.
Abingdon Road in Kensington (archive)
Ted Baker moves into interior design with That Group
Fashion brand Ted Baker is moving into interior design, signing a £250,000 deal to deck out a development in Bournemouth.
Vendor proposes ‘buy house; get free wife’ offer
A house in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta has been listed for sale with one unusual extra – a free wife if the asking price is met, writes Andrew Batt.