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Cushman and DTZ complete $2bn mega-merger
Global real estate megaliths Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ have completed a $2bn merger to create one of the world’s largest real estate services firms, with a combined total of $5bn in revenue, 43,000…
Agency calls for urgent SDLT review as top end deals tumble
A Knightsbridge estate agency has beseeched the Government to reconsider the new stamp duty pricing structure after it emerged that £2m+ sales have fallen by 38% in London.
LendInvest rebrands to reject ‘old-school finance’
Peer-to-peer property finance platform LendInvest has given itself a new brand identity in an effort to "reinforce its position as the face of new finance."
Stable Investment: Mayfair mega-mews sells for record price
It looks like a Fenton Whelan project in Mayfair has just become the world's most expensive mews house.
Grand Registry: Latest £10m+ transaction round-up
A paltry six £10m+ deals were recorded by the Land Registry in its July transaction update, the most expensive being a £12.9m flat on Belgravia's Chesham Street.
Resi plans go in for Edinburgh’s ‘truly magnificent’ Donaldson’s site
Detailed plans have gone in for the conversion and development of the Donaldson's College site in Edinburgh, which the developer has called "one of the most important buildings in Scotland" and Savills…
Developer digs deep to keep unauthorised basement
A Hampstead man has apparently had to shell out a whopping £180k to keep a two-storey basement he knocked up without planning permission.
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Parkside premium soars as wealthy buyers prioritise London’s green spaces
New research has shown how properties on the fringes of London's Royal Parks have outperformed the rest of PCL by quite the margin in recent years.
Five-fold jump in Thai buyers’ interest in London property
London property investments were attracting strong attention from Thai buyers during a three-day "Waterfront London" property exhibition in Bangkok last weekend, writes Andrew Batt.
Omni boosts finance team with Candy and West One hires
Christian Candy-owned property lender Omni Capital has recruited a new Financial Director and a new Financial Controller to "bring further robustness" to the team.
RBKC gets tough on developer ads
The Royal Borough is getting seriously hacked off with developers advertising their wares without permission.
Rowsley’s first Euro play backs Neville and Giggs’ ‘new Mayfair of Manchester’
Peter Lim, the Singapore-based billionaire part-owner of Salford City FC, has agreed to back football stars Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs' plans to develop a former police station in central Manchester into…