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Chestertons calls off the £50m search for a buyer
Seven months after hanging out the for sale sign, Chestertons has called off the search for a buyer for the agency.
Sotheby’s International Realty opens up in Rome
Sotheby’s International Realty has boosted its Italian operations by striking up a new affiliation deal in Rome.
Yorkshire country seat complete with manorial title asks £1.35m
A 200-year-old stately home has just been listed for sale complete with the chance to become a bona fide Lord of the Manor.
The £45m fixer-upper: ‘Historic and palatial’ Swakeleys House hits the market
Swakeleys House, an epic Grade I listed Jacobean manor in Ickenham (Zone Six; within the M25), has hit the market for resi restoration with a £45m price tag.
The Big Freeze: Nathalie Hirst on waiting for the top of the market to thaw
For those with nerves of steel and an iron constitution, it's a good time to take a punt, says top buying agent Nathalie Hirst...
Controversial Bath school-to-resi scheme up for £10m
One of the most important resi developments sites in the world heritage city of Bath looks to be up for grabs.
The former school occupies 6.
SDLT and All That: UK home buying costs Vs the rest of the world
Despite last year's Stamp Duty overhaul ladling some extra bulk on to the cost of buying a top-end home in Britain, the UK's prime buyer's burden is still pretty competitive in the global marketplace,…
Four lateral hires for Fladgate
Law firm Fladgate has announced four simultaneous lateral hires, including a new real estate and finance partner, corporate partner, banking partner and construction partner.
Where have prices risen fastest to £2m in the last 20 years?
Under the auspices of working out where long-standing homeowners might be hit hardest by a new mansion tax, Knight Frank has drawn up a list of areas that have seen the biggest property price climbs to…
Marsh & Parsons recruits Barclays big cheese as COO
Marsh & Parsons has hired a top retail guru from Barclays to step in as Chief Operating Officer at the estate agency.
‘Country house clause’ triumph for Warwickshire mansion
It's not often you see planning granted for new-build houses in open countryside, especially not for ones that sprawl over nearly 10,000 square feet.
Government to ‘clear the attic’ with £6bn property sell-off
Francis Maude has been setting out plans to "clear the attic" by selling off vast swathes of redundant real estate from the government's portfolio.