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Confidence boosting prime London markets – CBRE
"London’s credentials as a safe haven for investment remain its greatest asset," says Mark Collins in CBRE's Q3 prime London resi market report as sales volumes lift 7% and prices 1.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank debuts in London with £20m office-to-resi scheme
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has made its first foray into the London property market with a £20m deal to fund the development of Westbourne House on Westbourne Grove, London.
Auction Preview: The £5m+ Grade II Marylebone repo
A tasty opportunity on Knightsbridge's Egerton Gardens and a repossessed £5m+ house in prime Marylebone should get the room buzzing nicely at tomorrow's Allsop resi auction.
New Ascot sales team for Waterfords
South east agency Waterfords has decided to launch a dedicated Ascot sales team to complement its existing offerings across the highly competitive Surrey/Berkshire patch.
Black Brick triumphs at Wealth Management Awards
Black Brick walked away with the Spear's "Property Advisor of the Year" plaque at last night's Wealth Management Awards.
Century 21 opens multi-lingual SW1 office
Century 21 UK, part of the world's biggest resi real estate sales outfit, has opened up a new branch on Buckingham Palace Road in London.
Legal Ease: “Game-changing” conveyancing portal boots up for launch
The Law Society's "game-changing" paper-free conveyancing portal is gearing up for launch, with testing due to begin in early 2014.
Britain’s most expensive repo: a £29.5m demolition job on Billionaires’ Row
Britain's most expensive repossession - a "quite modest" £29.
Arab Banking confirms new boss
The Arab Banking Corporation - Bahrain’s largest bank and the daddy of Savills' Number One Big Ticket Resi Development Lender, ABC International - has appointed Dr.
Who buys the most international luxury new-build property?
Flexing its global reach to the max, Knight Frank has had a crack at working out which nationality is the world's "leading cross-border buyer of new-build luxury property".
CIL changes will exempt self-builders and allow developers to “pay in kind”
In an effort to make self-built "grand designs" more mainstream, the government has decided to exempt home-made new buildings over a certain size from the Community Infrastructure Levy.
English Rose buys Strand office-to-resi scheme
Fitzrovia-based developer English Rose has bought the long leasehold on a luxury resi scheme on the Strand.
Legal & General Property sold the upper parts of 406-408 Strand for £11.