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Computer game screen grab or designs by the ‘world’s most renowned’ architects?
A developer in Dubai has apparently admitted that it used screen grabs from computer game SimCity to illustrate its pitch for a 20 million square foot "futuristic urban hub".
London’s Eastern Promise: The new Canary Wharves?
The Royal Docks and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are London’s biggest new regeneration opportunities since Canary Wharf, having "crossed the Rubicon in terms of certainty and success" to become the capital's…
Scotland’s No will ‘further boost the market’ as £1m+ deals creep back to normal
Staying in the United Kingdom was a good choice for Scotland's prime property markets, says Savills' Faisal Choudhry, with all that anecdotal evidence of a pre-referendum slowdown expected to disappear as…
In Pictures: The world’s tallest vertical garden
A new 46-storey "sustainable high-rise" development in Sri Lanka is aiming to become the tallest vertical garden in the world.
Wrenbridge delivers Westminster post office-to-resi scheme
Latest development is transformation of an old post office building into a nineteen-unit scheme
Monthly Price Change: +1% (National), +2.7% (London) – Land Registry
House prices across England & Wales rose by 1% in August, taking the annual increase to +8.4% according to the Land Registry.
Super-Prime Stumble: London’s top end property values fall 11% in a year
There's no sign of a reversal in fortunes for London's tumbling super-prime sales market, according to some sterling new research by Carter Jonas. Here's the findings in a nutshell...
Developer faces legal battle over ‘Millionaires’ Row’ address
A developer has threatened legal action after planners voted to officially name his new apartment scheme "Millionaires' Row", because "only millionaires will be able to afford to buy them".
Landmark debuts in London with £8m Battersea scheme
Developer Landmark Estates has made its first foray into the London market.
Hamptons opens in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Hamptons International has rolled out a new office in Stratford-Upon-Avon in Warwickshire.
What do China’s super-rich look for in an overseas property?
Chinese super-portal Juwai has made a list of what China's super-rich value most when it comes to buying stuff, and overseas property in particular...
US trounces Europe in Ryder Cup house price rankings
And the prize for linking property prices to a current sporting event goes to Knight Frank this week, with the firm's comprehensive Ryder Cup house price rankings.