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May transaction levels up on April but down on last year
The Government's latest stats have put last month's UK resi transaction tally at 98,540.
Landmark embarks on £7m scheme in Wiltshire
Developer Landmark Estates has bagged a 20-acre site in Wiltshire with designs on a £7m resi scheme.
Over Troubled Water: Bridging lending soars by 35% in a year
Gross bridging lending has shot up by over a third in a year, according to the latest stats from West One.
Annual bridging lending now exceeds £2.7bn, while the volume of loans is also up by 13%.
UK buyers back in the capital’s new homes market – Jackson-Stops
Estate agency Jackson-Stops & Staff has been reporting a surge in demand - specifically from buyers in the new-build and off-plan arena - over the last six weeks.
Selling off high-value council homes could leave a £1.3bn black hole and magnify the housing divide
The government's plans to extend Right to Buy could create a £1.
High Court rules on RBKC basement appeals
The High Court has handed down judgement on two interesting basement development cases in the Royal Borough.
British buyer snaps up £32m du Maurier mansion in Hampstead
One of the capital's finest period properties has sold for something approaching £28m.
Savills hires top regeneration specialist
Savills has hired a top development and regeneration specialist from Gerald Eve.
House price expectations hit six-month high
Expectations for future house price rises are at the highest level they've been all year, according to Knight Frank and Markit's latest sentiment survey.
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Pidgley’s £18.75m pre-election equity cash in
Berkeley Group's bosses quietly cashed in £25m-worth of shares just before the election, with Tony Pidgley taking home £18.75m.
Shares were sold by the two Berkley bosses for £25 a-pop on 28th April;
Galliard swoops on Chiswick Octopus site with new residential designs
Galliard Homes, Cain Hoy and ARV Investments have paid over £15m to buy up the half acre "London Octopus" site near the Chiswick Roundabout in Hounslow, with ideas to create a residential-led development.
Residential Land seals £37m deal in Fulham
The Palace Wharf scheme has planning for 22 apartments and five townhouses