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Foxtons shares drop despite decent H1 performance
Foxtons plc had a pretty good first half of the year, with Group revenue up 16.2% to £72.8m (2013: £62.6m) and pre-tax profits jumping by 57.1% to £23.1m (2013: £14.7m).
Local man buys one of the Lake District’s finest houses
One of the most prestigious properties in the Lake District - Underscar Manor - has been snapped up for an undisclosed sum.
Savills hikes this year’s price growth forecasts
"House price growth has exceeded all expectations over the past year," notes Savills as it significantly boosts its annual forecast for the mainstream market but drops next year's outlook.
PCL development land values soar
Residential development land prices in prime central London rose by 6.7% in Q2, reports Knight Frank, while the average increase across England & Wales languished at +1% for the quarter.
Winkworth teams up with independent mortgage broker
For the first time in its 175-year history, Winkworth has decided to join forces with a firm of mortgage brokers.
Millionaires’ Rows 2014: Britain’s most expensive streets, towns and areas
12 streets - all in London - claim an average house prices over £10m
Tew, What A Relief! Mystery Bantham buyer ‘revealed’
There's a palpable sense of relief in the South Devon air this morning;
Scotland’s prime resi market records busiest year since 2008
As the Salmond/Darling slugfest raged on last night, it was quietly revealed that the prime second-hand property market in Scotland has just enjoyed its busiest 12 month period since 2008.
English Heritage Angels Awards 2014: The Shortlist
The shortlist for the English Heritage Angel Awards has just been released, doffing a baggy cap to the year's most heroic acts of architectural rescue.
G&T snaps up £9.45m project in Bloomsbury
Hotly-tipped developer G&T London has bolstered its PCL portfolio with the acquisition of a significant site in Bloomsbury, WC1.
Bantham: In Pictures
So now the mystery of the 'Bantham buyer' appears to have been solved, let's have a look at what all the fuss was about...
One of the jewels of the South Devon coast, the £11.
Architects pipe up for Scottish independence
"Architects could be at the heart of designing a new, better Scotland after a Yes vote," declared the Architects for Yes campaign at its launch yesterday.