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The Return of the Gazunder: London’s new market paradigm
There's a "new paradigm" in the London market, notes Douglas & Gordon, after supply levels charged by 60% over the last year while demand slipped by 30%.
Bulgari penthouse sale crowns £120m year for VanHan
VanHan - Thomas van Straubenzee and Rory Penn's super-prime advisory firm - had a particularly strong 2014 by all accounts;
‘Terrifying’ Redrow promo video causes a stir
National housebuilders aren't known for pushing the boundaries - in an arty sense anyway - but a marketing video for Redrow's new London Collection has got tongues wagging all over the internet for…
Ridgeford puts in plans to ‘repair a hole’ in Marylebone
Ridgeford Properties has handed in its planning application to create an entire new block on the Moxon Street car park site behind Marylebone High Street.
Prime Scottish market rallies to beat proposed tax hike
A strong finish to 2014 for Scottish prime property, as prices rose by 1% during the fourth quarter to take annual growth to +2.1%, says Knight Frank.
That's a bit better than 2013's +1.
Jailhouse Stock: New gaols for City & Country
The specialist heritage developer behind last year's dramatic £25m swoop on the former Police College at Bramshill has been confirmed as the buyer of four historic former prisons across the UK.
JLL boosts affordable housing division with new acquisition
Accountancy and advisory firm Mazars LLP has announced the sale of its property consultancy subsidiary to JLL.
Weston buys iconic Wellcome Factory site
Weston Homes has landed the former Wellcome Factory in Kent with designs on an £80m mixed-use scheme.
The national housebuilder bought the 7.
London’s Pride #2: The best residential developers and developments
What are the very best new residential schemes in London, and which luxury property developers are the ones to watch in the coming year?
Notorious Marylebone mansion sold for ‘knockdown’ £25m
One of the most infamous properties in London just got more so, after reportedly being snapped up by a wealthy smut peddler.
In Pictures: 33 Portland Place
This place just can't seem to stay out of the headlines (more on the latest developments here);
Prime central London ‘has begun to absorb stamp duty changes’ – Knight Frank
Five years of political dilly-dallying over high-value property taxation has meant that there's been a "composed reaction" to the Autumn Statement's SDLT reform, notes Knight Frank, as prices in central…