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Omni and Brightstar complete £17m bridge
Specialist money distributor Brightstar Financial and CPC Group's Omni Capital have completed a meaty £17.
40% of Brits would bet on property investments
40% of Britons believe that property is the best investment for generating returns, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by spreadbetting firm InterTrader.
72% of UK buyers paid under asking price in the last year – Rightmove
72% of buyers paid under the asking price for their new home in the last year, while 7% paid over and 21% paid on the money, according to a survey by Rightmove.
Price rises relax; May sees +0.4% – Land Registry
House prices rose by a relatively gentle 0.4% in May, with 72,450 sales ranging from £7,000 to £39m. The annual price increase now stands at +6.
Swedish startup launches ‘Uber-style’ storage service
A Swedish firm has decided to 'do an Uber' on the decidedly unglamorous business of storage.
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Checking Out: Three Holland Road hotels hit the market
It's pretty unusual to see three hotels put up for sale in the Royal Borough on the same day, let alone on the same road.
Hamptons throws two launch events for Canary Wharf
Hamptons International is planning a couple of shindigs to make sure its new Canary Wharf branch goes off with a bang.
The new offering on South Colonnade will host two events;
Grainger lines up a new Chairman
Grainger plc has apparently lined up Galliford Try Chairman Ian Coull to take the reins next year.
Is there such a thing as a Blue Plaque premium?
Blue Plaques are back in business - hurrah! But is it worth paying extra for a property with one of them stuck on the front of it? In a word, no, says top buying agent Jonathan Mount...
easyProperty hires Good Relations Group to oversee launch
Stelios - sorry - Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyGroup, has hired PR agency The Good Relations Group to launch its new property-based venture later this year.
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Government planning portal ‘open to investment’
The Department for Communities and Local Government is on the hunt for a 'commercial partner' to develop its online planning mega-portal.
New Head of International Business for Chestertons
Chestertons has appointed former Savills man Neville Page as the firm's new Head of International Business.