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£1m+ sales jump 60%: September’s most expensive deals
The number of £1m+ properties sold last month jumped by 61% compared to the number sold at the same time last year, from 845 (1.3% of the total transactions) in September 2012 to 1,362 (1.
St James buys up former convent in West London
St James, part of the Berkeley Group, has just bought a massive former convent in West London, which it plans to redevelop into a resi-led scheme next year
Two new recruits for Deverell Smith
Property recruitment consultancy Deverell Smith has expanded its team with two more appointments, as the firm reports the highest levels of activity in over five years.
Homeowner confidence hits four-year high
89% of homeowners expect property prices to rise over next six months (from 80% in Q2), making this the most positive market for four years, according to the new Zoopla Sentiment Survey
MIPIM comes to London: 15-17th October 2014, Olympia
So Olympia isn't quite as glam as Cannes. And the cycle ride there won't come with quite the same sense of achievement
Cavendish Square mansion block goes for resi conversion
Harcourt Investments - an SPV by Sunley Group - has bought Harcourt House on Cavendish Square for something close to £75m, with a plan to turn the ornate Edwardian mansion block back into resi.
Gone in 48 Hours: Investment group snaps up ten houses on Billionaires’ Row
It's all kicking off on The Bishops Avenue.
Investment group LJ Capital has bought up ten properties on the exclusive road in North London - dubbed "Billionaires' Row" - in an off-market, 48-hour mega-deal
Mayfair’s next £250m mansion?
Plans for mobile phone mogul John Caudwell's new Mayfair mansion have just gone public; the proposals would see two listed properties on Chesterfield Gardens and Chesterfield Street linked underground…
The new truth about London’s north-south divide
London's north-south is alive and well - but not in the traditional way, according to new research by Garrington
First Property Group launches office-to-resi investment partnership
First Property Group plc has launched a new project to invest in office buildings with a view to converting them to resi use
Grosvenor buys up 12 acres of Bermondsey & Southwark
Grosvenor has bought a 12-acre swathe of Bermondsey and Southwark in South London, on which it plans to build 800 new homes and a business hub
Green Party lambasts “Downton-style” segregated housing
The Green Party's Darren Johnston has lashed out at luxury developers who give affordable units separate entrances to more high-priced apartments, singling out Lend Lease's 284-unit One The Elephant -…