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Architects stay positive as resi forecasts continue to lead the market
The RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index nudged up only very slightly last month, moving from +36 in April to +37 in May.
How have median house prices changed since 1996?
Here's a nice little animation from the ONS to show just that.
There were only a very few south eastern pockets with a median house price of over £300,000 20 years ago;
Onassis apartment hits the market in Mayfair
The former home of shipping heiress Christina Onassis has just hit the market in Mayfair Village with a price tag just shy of £6m.
Savills tempers prime property market forecasts
Savills has "relaunched its weather balloon" into the post-election atmosphere to gauge the new temperature of the property market, taking the opportunity to urge all political parties to help avoid the…
Consero hires St George land buyer
Super-prime developer Consero London has appointed Freddie Webber as Land Buyer.
Zoopla rolls out ‘real-time’ listings
Zoopla Property Group has launched its Real-Time Listings Service, which allows members to get properties up on ZPG sites within five minutes of them being updated on the agents' system.
Weston to woo the West End’s ‘global clientele’ with new corporate suite
London and Home Counties-centric housebuilder Weston Homes has opened a new corporate office suite in Marylebone’s Portman Square "in order to capitalise on the West End’s global clientele and strong…
Crown Estate portfolio surges to £11.5bn
The total value of assets held by the Crown Estate rocketed by 16.1% to hit £11.5 billion in the year to March 2014, with annual profits up 6.7% to £285m.
Cadogan launches ‘industry first’ complimentary concierge service across portfolio
The Cadogan Estate has launched free 24-hour luxury lifestyle concierge service for all its tenants and occupiers.
Coronado lines up luxury Marylebone scheme
Some more details have been emerging about Residential Land's recent offloading of Elliott House in Marylebone.
Landmark embarks on £7m scheme in Wiltshire
Developer Landmark Estates has bagged a 20-acre site in Wiltshire with designs on a £7m resi scheme.
Over Troubled Water: Bridging lending soars by 35% in a year
Gross bridging lending has shot up by over a third in a year, according to the latest stats from West One.
Annual bridging lending now exceeds £2.7bn, while the volume of loans is also up by 13%.