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New home permissions hit six-year high (but too many sites are stuck in outline planning) – HBF
New home permissions have risen to levels not seen since 2008, according to the Home Builders Federation.
Pickles promises end to ‘outdated’ short-term renting rules
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has pledged to get rid of laws dating back to the 70s designed to prevent Londoners from renting out their homes on a short-term basis.
Postcode Lottery: Prime Central London’s investment hotspots
SW1X (Belgravia) is London's most expensive postcode and W1D/T (Soho) shows the highest long-term growth history in PCL, but W1T/W (Fitzrovia) is the best bet for property investment according to some…
Carlyle Group in search for Bankside Quarter partner
The Carlyle Group is officially on the lookout for a joint venture funding partner for its colossal Bankside Quarter project on London's South Bank.
Instructions on the up as vendors think the market is ‘reaching its zenith’ – D&G
London's homeowners are starting to sell-up in droves as the perception that we've reached the top of the market gains more traction, according to Douglas & Gordon.
Flower Power: Putting a price on a garden square address
Hamptons International has had a go at working out the premium you'll pay for a property on one of London's top garden squares.
Top marks for Countrywide’s young surveyors
There was a 92% pass rate for latest batch of young surveyors at Countrywide: 50 of the 54 trainees who submitted for RICS assessment in April are now qualified as Associates of RICS, marking another notch…
TfL HQ scheme called into question
A report has threatened to derail plans to sell off Transport for London's Grade I-listed HQ as luxury apartments.
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New recruit and lending milestone for Topland
Sol Zakay's property investment outfit, Topland, has announced it has dished out over £400m in its recent lending drive.
The firm has now funded schemes with a collective GDV in excess of £800m.
Really Useful acquisition for English Rose
Fitzrovia-based developer English Rose Estates has snapped up Andrew Lloyd Webber's former Covent Garden HQ for £20m.
Zoopla IPO prospectus flags Agents’ Mutual threat
Zoopla's float prospectus has been published, and it flags up the real threat that the launch of Agents' Mutual "could materially adversely impact the Group’s business".