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Speed Dealing: How to transact in the tightest of time frames
With the pre-election stand-off morphing into a post-election face-off, those buyers who are able to move quickly will typically be the ones snaffling up all the best instructions.
Mansion Mayhem: Six of the best post-election instructions
It could have been a very different story, but Friday's unexpected result already appears to have triggered a flurry of trophy-level instructions across the country.
Dragonfly ‘turbocharges’ residential refurb finance
Octopus-backed short- and medium-term lender Dragonfly Property Finance has unveiled a "radical overhaul" of its residential refurbishment products.
Not a new housing minister: Brandon Lewis keeps housing role
UPDATE: It turns out that Mark Francois' appointment to Housing Mininster was all just a bit of mix-up. Francois' name was mistakenly put up on the DCLG website...
Sole Agent: Flat above a fish and chip shop asks £5m
What could have been one of the punchiest asking prices of recent times has actually turned out to be a pretty good deal, considering the restaurant in question is actually Scott's of Mayfair...
Douglas Elliman rolls out specialist celebrity division
Knight Frank's strategic partner in the US Douglas Elliman has launched a new Sports & Entertainment division to cater to the "unique needs" of celebrities.
Downton’s Dower House hits the market for £3.95m
Lady Violet's Downton Abbey digs have come up for sale for £3.95m with Savills.
Eye of the Buyer: A good looking agent can raise a sale price by 2.3%
An Australian business school claims that “attractive real estate agents do achieve substantial price premiums”, quantifying that premium as +2.
Day Of The Deals: Tory triumph triggers £200m sales surge in London
Friday 8th May 2015 has gone down alongside the Stamp Duty Stampede of 2014 as one of the most extraordinary days in prime resi history.
Friday's deals included the £2.
DTZ buys Cushman & Wakefield in $2bn mega-deal
Italian investment company Exor has announced the sale of Cushman & Wakefield to DTZ in a deal worth over $2bn.
BoJo’s Mount Pleasant nod faces High Court challenge
The saga of Mount Pleasant has taken another twist, with murmurs of a High Court challenge being served up by both Islington and Camden Councils.
Mount Pleasant sorting office
Chelsea-Battersea footbridge seeks sponsor with naming rights
A proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Chelsea and Battersea is on the hunt for a sponsor with naming rights...