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West African buyers hone in on Mayfair
Harrods Estates has reported a surge in West African buyers looking to snap up prime pied-à-terres in London's Mayfair.
Government should charge for an enhanced planning services – BPF
The British Property Federation thinks that planners should follow the lead of Historic England, and introduce a charging system for enhanced planning services.
Cadogan appoints Joint Head of Building Surveying
Cadogan has announced the appointment of Jane Henshaw as Joint Head of Building Surveying, alongside existing Head of Building Nicholas Dutton.
Hamptons acquires North London agency Greene & Co
Hamptons International - part of Countrywide Plc - has confirmed that it has bought North London and City estate agency Greene & Co.
In Pictures: The £15m St John’s Wood gut job
Right in the mixer between chichi Primrose Hill and swanky St John's Wood, Avenue Road is lined with some of the capital's most exclusive detached residences;
Blue Skies: London property surges as Cameron locks out the Mansion Tax
We now have a dominant Conservative Party for the next five years, which should put Mansion Tax fears on ice for now at least, and drive a surge of activity at the top of the market, where many vendors…
PCL stalwarts show some stamina as Outer Prime runs out of puff
Prime Central London has started to outperform Outer Prime parts of the capital for the first time since June 2013, according to some new stats from the Marsh & Parsons camp.
£421k to £2.6m: What is the price of ‘prime’ across the UK?
In its latest regional report, buying agency Garrington has posed a pretty pertinent question for this publication; what does "prime" mean in property price terms across the UK?
Don’t Miss: London Festival of Architecture 2015
Taking place throughout June, the 2015 London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is shaping up to be a corker this year. Here's out pick of the programme...
Just the Job: All change for specialist property recruitment agency
Specialist property recruitment agency AMR London has morphed and relaunched as Collins Property Recruitment - with a catchy slogan: "CPR for jobs in property".
Rising house prices drive planning applications up in London
The volume of planning applications for lofts and extensions in the capital has risen hand-in-hand with house prices, notes Landmark Lofts, with Richmond-upon-Thames coming out on top with the highest…
Global luxury property prices now 46% up on 2009’s low-point
Global prime residential property prices increased by 3.9% in the year to March 2015, according to Knight Frank's index, with North America and Australia pulling up the rest of the world.