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Property Ombudsman launches new rules for buying agents
The Property Ombudsman has announced a new Code of Practice for property buying agents in the hope of bringing a semblance of proper professionalism to the industry.
Knight Frank expands resi research unit
Knight Frank has recruited a new Associate Partner to its Residential Research team.
Candy nets Sugar Quay freehold from the fishmongers
Christian Candy’s CPC Group has secured the freehold to "the last big residential development site in the City of London", Sugar Quay.
Last call for Agents’s Mutual Gold standard as portal smashes targets
Agents' Mutual - the agent-owned challenger property portal - has issued a final call for estate agents to sign up to its "Gold" scheme, and now expects to smash its original target of 1,000 Gold members…
Britain’s 50 most historic streets
House historian Melanie Backe-Hansen has compiled a list of the 50 most historically-important streets in Britain and Ireland, from Roman roads to Georgian crescents; street markets to village thoroughfares.
“Maverick” architect to submit plans for resi tower next to heliport
Will Alsop, the former RMJM architect who now runs All Design, is apparently all set to submit plans for a 19-storey residential scheme next to the London Heliport in Battersea.
Will Alsop
Evening Standard New Homes Awards: Call for entries
The date's been set for the 23rd London Evening Standard New Homes Awards, and 12 categories are now open for entries...
Countrywide scoops “IPO of the Year”
Countrywide plc has won the award for "Best IPO of the Year" at the 12th Annual Shares Awards, held last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Big guns square up over £250m Canadian High Commission
It sounds like there's a bunfight brewing over the £250m Canadian High Commission building on Grosvenor Square.
Househunter numbers up 25%
Another report has confirmed the escalation of demand for homes while stock levels continue to wallow.
Fall in new seller asking prices and stock levels – Rightmove
Rightmove's November stats are out, with oodles of references to "asking" prices this time round.
Trading Up: Ryan’s Canary Wharf mega-tower to be Europe’s tallest resi?
Developers are jostling to take the "Europe's tallest resi tower" title: Manchester's 554ft Beetham Tower, the incumbent, was all set to be knocked off the pinnacle by Dalian Wanda's One Nine Elms scheme…