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Proportion of cash buyers hits all-time high
The proportion of UK property purchases made in cold hard cash hit a record high during the first quarter, according to new figures.
Government issues competition law warning to estate and lettings agents
The Competition and Markets Authority has been firing out warning letters to firms it suspects being mixed up in anti-competitive agreements to restrict the advertising of fees.
Interior designers to ask ‘who do we think we are?’ at annual conference
The British Institute of Interior Design is asking some big question in its 50th year;
Single day auction record smashed as £90m goes under the hammer
Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m.
This Bayswater townhouse sold prior on a guide price of £6m
Redrow debuts ‘ultra-prime’ £100m Connaught Place scheme with £20m duplex
Housebuilder delivers boutique redevelopment of two Grade II listed townhouses on the north side of Hyde Park
‘Last Time Buyers’ own 18% of Britain’s total housing value
There are 3.3 million "last time buyer" households in the Great Britain, owning homes with a combined value of £820bn.
Henley tees up £53m hostel-to-resi project in South Ken
Private equity outfit Henley Investments is about to embark on a 23,000 foot resi scheme, after acquiring three adjacent period buildings near High Street Kensington.
Beverly Hills Blockbuster: 100,000 square foot palace gets a $500m price tag
'It’s very similar to a palace. The house is about public functions rather than domestic living'
Industry titan enters race for Hyde Park Barracks
It sounds like one of the biggest names in UK property could be making a play for Hyde Park Barracks.
Latest Land Registry data shows extent of transaction tumble
The April stats from the Land Registry have shown a monthly uptick of 0.9% in average house prices across England & Wales, with annual price movement now standing at +5.1%.
Haute Couture: Centre Point gets a monochrome makeover
The developer behind the transformation of Centre Point has upped the ante in construction chic, eschewing the traditional tarp n’ ads for a 117 metre wrap by fashion designers Eley Kishimoto.