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UK transactions hit highest level since February 2014
HMRC's seasonally-adjusted resi transaction count for June has come in at 104,590, up 4.7% on May 2015 and the highest monthly total seen since February of last year.
Asking prices nudge up as supply shortage grips – Rightmove
New asking prices peaked again in July, reaching a record high for the second month in a row. But a monthly increase of 0.
Sticking Point: 250,000 UK homeowners opt to extend or alter
New research has reckoned that a quarter of a million UK homeowners either did up or extended their gaffs over the last year.
Damac unveils Versace-branded residences
Dubai-based luxury developer Damac has launched the first of its "fashion residences" in London, a 50-storey, 360-unit Kohn Petersen Fox skyscraper with interiors by Versace Home.
Strong start for Gordon-Duff & Linton
Gary Linton and Gemma Gordon-Duff's new interior design studio has gotten off to something of a flyer, bagging 20 projects across prime central London in its first twelve months.
A European Community: Who’s really moving to London?
The capital's inbound migration numbers don't quite tally with all the far-flung headlines, discovers property search agency Garrington.
Planners OK Delancey’s Tate Modern neighbour
Southwark's planning committee has green-lighted a major new scheme behind the Tate Modern.
From the Ashes: Devon estate agency creates Britain’s biggest cricket bat
You may not want to think about cricket in these testing times.
Tavistock Bow poaches top fee-earner from CBRE
New kid on the block Tavistock Bow has hired one of the longest-serving - and top-performing - members of CBRE's West End office.
Outright owners outnumber mortgaged buyers for first time since records began
The last few years have seen some quite significant changes in the way that households and homeowners operate, according to the new English Housing Survey.
New plans go in for King’s Road cinema development
The Cadogan Estate has put in a revised plan for the mixed-use development of the Curzon Cinema site on the King's Road, after last year's designs were rejected.
Knight Frank boosts Central New Homes team
Knight Frank has ramped up its Central New Homes offering with three senior hires, after a raft of new business wins across the region.