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English Heritage banks on new Chairman
Sir Laurie Magnus, an old Etonian investment banker, has been appointed Chairman of English Heritage by Culture Secretary Maria Miller
Which country has the highest prime property purchase taxes? (Clue: it’s not the UK…)
Who doesn't love a good rundown? We definitely do, so here's accountancy firm UHY’s take on the Big Mac test, with a snapshot of current compulsory property purchase fees on a property worth USD $3.5
Art Attack: Amazon launches fine art market
Online retail behemoth Amazon is getting classy, launching a fine art division with works ranging from a $44 cat portrait up to a $4.85m Norman Rockwell oil on canvas and a Monet for $1.45m
Homes Shopping: Boles announces retail-to-resi permitted development rights
Planning Minister Nick Boles has announced a new batch of permitted development rights under a "town centre first" banner, including the right to turn non-prime retail sites and agricultural buildings…
Native Land gets planning nod for £300m Mayfair scheme
Developer Native Land had a corking result at last night's Westminster Planning & City Development Committee meeting, where approval was finally granted for the firm's £300m Old Burlington Street scheme.
Spink to spank up £140m Carlton Gardens mansion
Ultra-prime developer plans to convert No. 3 into a single residence
Job opps in property & construction up 92%
Recruitment agency Reed's July Job Index shows a 17% year-on-year increase in the number of jobs vacancies floating around the UK, with opportunities in the construction and property sector up a massive…
TfL invites tenders for resi scheme at iconic Art Deco HQ
London Underground's Grade I listed HQ at 55 Broadway, above St James's Park tube station, is to be converted into prime residential units, with TfL now on the hunt for an architect to take on the scheme
Knight Frank strengthens Institutional Property team
Knight Frank has further bolstered its Institutional Property offering, hiring Sian Morris as Senior Surveyor
Return to tender as resi land values surge
Hot on the heels of Knight Frank's upbeat stats last week, CBRE is also pretty sanguine on the resi land value front, crediting improving consumer sentiment and government initiatives with an increasingly …
The Law Review: Floods, lightening and taking a chancel
Mishcon de Reya's round-up of the latest legal happenings in the property world
A cool stunt from Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons decided to capitalise on the hottest day of the year by waving its new office in the faces of local commuters