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What’s the waterfront premium?
This may come as both a shock and a surprise: Waterfront properties are more expensive than inland homes.
But how much more? 63%, on average
High times for Scotland’s property market
Scottish house sales are on fire. Q2 figures from Registers of Scotland show an 8.1% increase in sales volumes - that's an extra 1,491 homes being sold - compared to 2012's second quarter
Winkworth times move into Greenwich
Winkworth will be continuing its run of new openings with a permanent foray into Greenwich in South East London
Strutt & Parker calls creative review in bid to become market’s “go-to brand”
Strutt & Parker is reportedly about to embark on a massive media push, following a wholesale review of its creative advertising arrangements
Soho’s gentrification leads London’s super-prime pack
Luxury property developments in Soho have seen the biggest per square foot price gains over the last year compared to other areas in PCL, rising by over 14%, whilst prices in Knightsbridge have risen by…
DCLG puts Planning Portal website on the market
The DCLG is looking to flog its Planning Portal website
RESI 2013: Line-up announced
The line-up for September's RESI 2013 Conference at Celtic Manor has just been announced and there's plenty to get your teeth into if you're planning on going
Casa Forma debuts property development arm
Super-prime design firm Casa Forma has launched a property development division, the nattily-named CF London
Prime Numbers: Some stats on the top of the market
Savills' latest Residential Property Focus (for Q3 2013) asks whether the mainstream market is in a full-on recovery, or whether its just a temporary reprieve - as happened in 2010
Belvoir goes up-market with SW3 acquisition
Soames, the Chelsea-based lettings agency, has been bought by mainstream chain Belvoir as part of a pretty aggressive acquisitions spree that sees the firm make its first foray into the prime London market
Intarya bags design projects worth £1.5m
It's been a big week for Northacre's interior design firm, Intarya, winning over £1.5m-worth of work in the shape of two trophy projects in Bayswater and a palace in the Middle East.
Another Bite of the Apple: New scheme lights up former Beatles HQ
If you were developing a building as culturally significant as the former Beatles HQ, you'd be bonkers not to go big on the heritage angle