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Earls Court plans and Covent Garden resi deliver decent half for Capco
A formal nod for the Earls Court masterplan and some strong resi sales in Covent Garden look to be the highlights of Capco's second half, according to the business' latest interim management statement.
Land Secs launches specialist luxury resi arm with Victoria scheme
Land Securities has announced the launch of a specialist high-end resi division - Residential by Land Securities - with ambitions to become "the luxury residential developer amongst international property…
“A small amount of froth has come off” house price expectations – Knight Frank
Householders still think that their homes' value is on the up for the next year, but "a small amount of froth has come off" price expectations.
RESI Awards 2014: 14th May in a new home
The RESI Awards are moving home: 2014's event - the third - will be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Wednesday 14 May. Pencil it in.
There are 18 categories on offer;
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…
Ripple in Action: St James lays out plans for 85 acre Ealing gasworks
Developer St James - who brought you Roehampton House, Riverlight &c - has unveiled its mixed-use intentions for the former Southall Gas Works in Ealing, with a scheme to create a "much sought-after new…
Anti-basement bill gets first Commons reading
A bill designed to put the kibosh on willy-nilly subterranean extensions had its first outing in the House of Commons this week.
Bubblin’ Not: Prime London prices to rise 48.5% in five years, but no bubble ahead
Chesterton Humberts has come out with the most punchily positive property predictions for 2014 so far, but there's no bubble in sight next year, the agency proclaims as part of its five-year forecasts,…
Another mutual portal opens up
As everyone knows, there just aren't enough property portals out there.
“Strong first half” for Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates plc has had a pretty good first half of the year, according to the company's latest release of numbers.
Forecast Watch 2014: UK, +7%; Prime Outer London, +7%; PCL, +4% – Knight Frank
Knight Frank's take on what will happen to property prices next year falls pretty much in the middle of what everyone else is saying, with property "substantially" out-gunning inflation: +7% for average…
“Use By” date mooted for land banks; 23% of planning permissions are on hold or shelved
Nick Boles has laid out plans to set a time limit on planning permissions to put a stop to developers building up "land banks" of undeveloped schemes.