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RBKC Basement Ban claims ‘key’ scalp in Holland Park
CPC Group's proposed 24 unit scheme on Holland Park has been turned down by the Royal Borough's planners on architectural grounds due, in part at least, to the council's mega-basement ban policy.
Treasury calls for Budget 2015 policy ideas
The government is asking around for ideas on what to put in this year's Budget.
ZPG to roll out real-time listings ‘within weeks’
Zoopla Property Group is matching Rightmove's offering, rolling out a Real-Time Listings Service that will update property listing "within minutes as they are updated on the agent or developer’s system…
Government announces ‘exceptional’ HS2 compensation package
After carrying out two major consultations, the government has laid out its package of measures for owner occupiers along the HS2 Phase One route between London and the West Midlands.
Murray Birrell recruits building conservation specialist
London-based Chartered Surveyors Murray Birrell has appointed an historic buildings guru as Associate Director to bump the firm's listed building expertise.
Hatton Real Estate expands resi team
City-based agency Hatton Real Estate has strengthened its resi offering with the appointment of Bradley Sharp from Greene & Co.
Bradley Sharp
More growth for prime country house prices, but the pace is easing
Prime country house prices nudged up again - for the eighth quarter in a row - in 2014's Q4 to deliver the strongest run of price inflation since 2007, with 2014 delivering a +3.4% increase for the year.
Investment firm to hold ‘Property Dragons’ event
Details have emerged of a "Property Dragons Meeting" being held at The Savoy later this month.
Savills in the money after SDLT stampede boosts high-end transaction volumes
A short term increase in trading volumes at the top end, attributed to the recent stamp duty changes, made it a December to remember for Savills.
Going for Green & Gold: Manhattan Loft Gardens to launch IN Harrods
Harrods Estates and Manhattan Loft Corporation have come up with a winning marketing ploy to launch a much-anticipated scheme on the site of the 2012 Olympics.
Think tank calls for the abolition of the Green Belt
Right-leaning think tank the Adam Smith Institute thinks that ditching Green Belt protection for land with half-a-mile of train stations could deliver enough new homes for the next decade, and that "complete…
Luxury projects put London at the top of the global construction cost league
A preponderance of luxury resi developments has made central London the most expensive place to build in the world, according to a new report, as the capital's high-end homes market is "reaching a capacity…