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New hires at Redrow London as it gears up for ‘ambitious acquisition plans’
Hot on the heels of Taylor Wimpey Central London's recent flurry of activity (more here), another national developer has been busy expanding its London-based operations in a bid to become one of the…
Healthy CEO hire for Countrywide
Britain's biggest estate agency Countrywide has revealed its new CEO, three months after announcing that Grenville Turner would be stepping down.
The Brightest Light on the Dashboard: Why the property market needs Cool Aid
"Nobody is in any doubt about how serious the Bank of England is about the risks the housing market could pose to the economy," as Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe called the property market "the brightest…
London’s super-prime instructions rise by a third
Although the annual rate of house price growth across the whole of central London has nearly halved over the last year, says Gary Hersham's agency Beauchamp Estates, sales prices across its key patch (St…
Green light for Project Blue: Chelsea Barracks construction to start this year
After all the wrangling, Qatari Diar's Project Blue Ltd has got the go-ahead to start building the first phase of its Chelsea Barracks scheme; works are due to get underway later this year.
The first new-build on Kensington Palace Gardens for over a century
Here's what the new kid on Britain's most exclusive block - Kensington Palace Gardens - is going to look like.
Growing Value on Trees: The Chelsea garden premium
160,000 people will be going to look at the blooms in Chelsea this week.
Ballymore seeks partner for £2bn resi development portfolio
Developer Ballymore has hired CBRE and Lazard to source a JV partner for three major waterfront schemes in the capital.
Chartwell wins £25m Knightsbridge commission battle
Berkeley Square-based brokerage Chartwell Estates has reportedly won the right to a £450,000 unpaid commission on a £25m deal in Knightsbridge, after a lengthy legal tussle.
G&T stumps up £8.65m for ‘most ambitious project to date’
Boutique developer G&T London has just acquired its "most ambitious project to date": 23,000 sq ft of office space in Highbury.
G&T's Gal & Tania Adir outside 58 Myddelton Square
Serviced Apartment provider gets funding for PCL expansion
Serviced apartment operator City Marque has just bagged £2.1m from Santander's Breakthrough campaign to fund expansion throughout prime central London.
Biggest ever May rise for asking prices as ‘frothy’ London skews results
The average asking price shot up by 3.6% (+£9,409) in May, says Rightmove; that's the biggest May rise ever recorded (another record), and takes the annual increase to 8.9%.