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Luxury development portal in US sales push
The luxury property platform set up by former UK Sotheby’s International Realty boss Charlie Smith has hired a Sales Director to lead a sales drive across the US and Latin America.
Charlie Smith
Residential development land prices slip again
The price of greenfield development land across England has dropped again, as developers show a "less active appetite" and build costs escalate.
£25m Soho block offered for prime residential conversion
Hermes Investment Management has put a freehold office block on Broadwick Street in the heart of Soho up for sale, complete with detailed planning permission for apartments.
British Land brings in Argent chief to drive 46-acre Canada Water development
British Land has appointed Roger Madelin - the former Chief Executive of King's Cross developer Argent - to head up its mixed-use Canada Water scheme.
Banda’s poppy factory conversion blooms
Developer Banda Property has released some more details on its new boutique scheme in Richmond, south west London.
China: The new billionaire capital of the world as Wanda’s Jianlin tops the rich list
China is now home to 596 dollar billionaires after the mega-rich population grew by 68.
Singapore ‘vertical village’ wins World Building of the Year 2015
The Interlace, a "vertical village" in Singapore designed by OMA/Buro Ole Scheeren, has been crowned World Building of the Year 2015 at the World Architecture Festival.
Four Bayswater buildings snapped up for £30m in ‘old-fashioned’ off-market deal
40 serviced apartments bought by Qatari investor...
New MD and Associate Director for Cain Hoy
Connecticut-based property investor Cain Hoy Enterprises, which teamed up with Galliard Homes a year ago to create London's biggest private house-builder, has recruited a new Managing Director from Canadian…
First two ‘House of the Year’ candidates revealed
Flint House, a "dramatic and innovative" new house on a country estate in Buckinghamshire and Sussex House, an "elegant villa in the Sussex countryside", have been announced as the first two houses to…
Periphery Vision: Inner commute areas to outperform as prime markets languish
The future looks pretty bright for property prices - as long as you're not banking on central London performance - says Savills in its big round of forecasts.
Bidwells boosts New Homes team
Property consultancy Bidwells has appointed Paula Brain as Head of New Homes, Western Region.