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Prices push up as £1m+ deals flow – Land Registry
A 2.5% monthly increase has taken the annual rate of house price growth to +7.1%, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
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Investment banking chief takes up non-exec role at Helical Bar
Veteran real estate investment banker Richard Cotton has joined Barts Square developer Helical Bar as non-exec director.
London’s ‘challenging conditions’ impacting sales says Capco
The developer behind what's being billed as "the next great estate of London" has been making some worrying noises about supply and demand levels in the capital.
‘A challenging year’ for Countrywide as operating profits slump 37%
2015 was "a significantly tougher year" said Countrywide Plc's Chairman Grenville Turner as the firm presented a "mixed" bag of financial results - including a hefty 37% drop in operating profits - in…
ZPG reports ‘a solid start’ to the financial year
Zoopla Property Group - which owns the likes of No.
Mega-lateral up for rent in Northacre’s The Bromptons
A colossal flat in one of London's most celebrated luxury schemes, The Bromptons in Chelsea, has just come up for rent at £25k a week.
Candy’s Omni Capital rebrands as Fortwell Capital
CPC Group-owned short-term lender Omni Capital Partners Limited has changed its name to become, with immediate effect, Fortwell Capital Limited.
Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
The number of starts and completions on new-build homes reached their highest level since 2008 at the end of 2015, rising by 23% in Q4 compared to the same period a year earlier.
Ballymore to sell off ‘landmark’ ground rent portfolio
Ballymore is gearing up to sell off a portfolio of ground rent receipts from 3,654 units across eight of its sites, including phase one of Embassy Gardens in Vauxhall.
Masterplanner sought for Hammersmith makeover
After years of talking, the search has kicked off to find a masterplanner capable of revamping Hammersmith Town Centre.
Halebourne debuts ‘ultra-luxe’ apartment scheme in Berkshire
Halebourne Group has lifted the lid on its forthcoming "ultra-luxe" apartment scheme in gentile Berkshire.
Higher value lots ‘increasingly prevalent’ says auction house
Auction house Allsop raised a chunky £74.8m from its first sale of 2016 (up 38% on last February's £54m), noting a couple of interesting trends in the process.