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INTERVIEW: Gary Hersham on why he said yes to BBC2’s ‘Under Offer’
Co-head of super-prime Beauchamp Estates - made quite an impression
Asking prices reach new records across the South as averages smash 2007’s high
Asking prices have reached brand new record heights in all four southern regions (Greater London, South East, South West and East Anglia), says Rightmove, after reporting an average 2.
America’s most expensive home sells for over £70m
A Connecticut mansion has become the US of A's most expensive home after selling for a reported $120m
LCP offers fund to tap pensioners’ pots
Residential investment outfit London Central Portfolio is looking to help the aged in the wake of the George Osborne's pension reformation last month
JLL launches City & East London resi arm
Global property giant JLL has launched a new team to tap into the resi frenzy going on in the City, City Fringe, Canary Wharf and East London
Prime urban prices rising twice as fast as rural homes’
Prime country houses prices rose, on average, by 1.9% in the first three months of the year, says Knight Frank, taking the annual increase to +4.5%
Required Reading: The HS2 Discretionary Compensation Package
Details of a new discretionary compensation package for property owners affected by the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham were released by the government this week
London’s skyline ‘trashed’ by wave of resi towers – Rees
The London skyline is being "trashed" by the wave of residential towers currently shooting up in between Vauxhall and Whitechapel, according to former City planning chief Peter Rees (the chap who incidentally…
New Plans for Old: Renovation job for listed building system
The system for listed building consents is getting an overhaul, with the aim of creating a 'more effective and efficient' process with less bureaucracy and generally lower costs
Sales activity reaches six year high, despite no Spring supply bounce – RICS
Surveyors are whooping as Q1 saw the average number of houses sold per chartered surveyor clamber to its highest level in six years, according to the RICS
Where’s best for long-term real estate investment?
Three Canadian cities - Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary - have taken the top slots in a list of 50 global cities that 'could be the best bet for long-term real estate investment,' drawn up by property behemoth…
Chelsea hospitals battle over Brompton site
The Royal Brompton Hospital's plans to sell-off a 3