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FORECAST: +5% for UK house prices next year, but only +2% for PCL – Strutt & Parker
Strutt & Parker is more optimistic than Knight Frank about what 2015 holds in store for the UK's property market, but there's not much in it.
Savills bolsters building & project consultancy team
Savills has signed up former Cluttons man Jim Wickens to join its building & project consultancy team.
Jim Wickens
BP Collins adds four more lawyers to its property team
Buckinghamshire law firm BP Collins LLP has boosted its burgeoning property team with the appointment of four new associates.
Asking price jump 2.6% in a month
"The usual October trend" has seen asking prices jump by 2.6% this month, according to Rightmove.
Wealth of Migrations: The rise of the global HNW citizen
The world's wealthy are getting more footloose and fancy free, says Barclays Wealth, moving homes and investments around the globe like never before.
Ranked Outsiders: Estate agency league table launches
A league table of local estate agents' performance has been launched to 'help property owners make an informed decision' and drive business for local independents with skinny marketing budgets.
Christie’s International makes first move on the Middle East
Christie's International Real Estate has made its first foray into the Middle East, signing up a new affiliate in Dubai to cover the United Arab Emirates.
Entry-level mansion-dwellers would pay £250 per month – Balls
Ed Balls has detailed just how Labour's Mansion Tax would work, should the party get lucky in May.
FORECAST: PCL values to double over the next ten years – D&G
There's value in prime central London's £2m-£4m bracket if you take a longer term view, says D&G Asset Management.
Cluttons brings international resort sales home
Cluttons is bringing its formerly-franchised Cluttons Resorts brand back into the mothership, and will now market international property directly under the Cluttons main brand.
Fine & Country overhauls website
Fine & Country has lifted the lid on its new consumer website, bringing the estate agency up-to-date with a clean image-led site that puts property search at the top of the bill.
Fineandcountry.
Knight Frank creates Chief Economist role on Global Research Team
Knight Frank has made a strong play on the research front, by creating the new role of Chief Economist to 'place the company at the forefront of debate on the future of global property'.
James Roberts