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Sotheby’s International moves into China
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates is making its first foray into mainland China, opening Beijing Sotheby’s International Realty within the next few weeks.
PCL sales transaction values hit another high note as Notting Hill & Kensington boom
The prime central London property market has been generating sales transaction values not seen since 2006, according to Strutt & Parker.
Celebrity stylist vows to take on council in “Battle of Britten”
You don't often hear "celebrity hairdresser" and "local government" in the same sentence, but one SW3-based coiffologist has made it happen by decided to take on the Conservative-heavy Kensington & Chelsea…
Bidding on a house? There’s an app for that
Savills has partnered up with Barclays to offer auction-goers even more impulsive ways to buy: just scan the QR thing from within the bank's Pingit app, and job done.
Planners return to BBC with Permission Impossible
The BBC is putting more flies on soon-to-be-walls as it's much-discussed show Planners makes a welcome return next week.
Sentimental Value: Eleventh consecutive month of rises for Knight Frank index
Knight Frank's Future House Price Sentiment Index is getting a bit predictable: another record high in February takes it to 11 months of ever-happier homeowners in a row.
“Candy-ification” boosting London’s luxury rental market – Wetherell
The capital's luxury rental market is in the midst of "Candy-ification", according to one Mayfair-based firm, with increasing numbers of properties sporting monthly asking prices of between £60,000-£80,000.
Property transactions rocket 30% in a year as market “bounces into 2014”
The number of homes sold last month was 29.9% higher than in January 2013, according to the latest numbers from HMRC.
Seasonally-adjusted transactions increased by 1.
Blair calls in the valuers to Connaught Square
Tony Blair's called in the valuers to his Connaught Square home, reports the Daily Mail, although a spokesperson has insisted that "The Blairs have absolutely no plans to sell their home."
Like, Yah: Winkworth goes coffee shop chic
What did people do before classic US sitcom Friends gave rise to coffee shops on every street corner? Where on earth did freelancers and students sit all day? When did skinny chai tea lattes become acceptable?
Make-your-own Bordeaux: Berry Bros offers fine wine-making by the barrel
Forget BYOB. Tipple-monger Berry Bros. & Rudd has usurped the idea with MYOB.
RDAS names new Chairman
Simon Hodson, head of JLL's Residential Land team, has been appointed as Chairman of the Residential Development Agents Society (RDAS).