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English Heritage to recruit a “vast army” of volunteer surveyors
English Heritage is launching the first crowd-sourcing project to tackle heritage at risk.
South of the River goes prime: Redrawing the PCL map
Jones Lang LaSalle's Research Team has redefined what it terms "Core Prime" in London to encompass an area called "Central South".
Cote d’Azur tops Candy’s luxury enclave list for ‘play’ properties
The Cote d'Azur is the world’s most successful luxury residential enclave, according to a new report by Candy & Candy, Savills and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management that charts the top 20 prime residential…
LPE1 form to speed up leasehold transactions “by 5-10 days”
It's lift-off day for the new Leasehold Property Enquiries Form, or LPE1 to its friends.
Booming private rental sector needs £200bn investment – Savills
The private rented sector is ballooning, with Savills estimating that, by 2018, 5.7 million in England (one in five households) will be renting in the private sector.
Carlyle’s Gateway to Southbank cluster gets go-ahead
Carlyle Group's big plans for a "Gateway to Southwark" have been formally approved by the Council.
Image by DBOX for the Carlyle Group and PLP Architecture
International tenants driving London’s rental market
International tenants account for 78% of renters in prime central London, and 56% across the wider capital, according to new research from Hamptons.
£2.5bn wall of resi investment for London’s Docklands
After four years of very little action to speak of, it's all kicking off in London's Docklands after a flurry of "game-changing" resi land deals.
Appwardly Mobile: Foxtons first to launch Windows 8 phone app
There's no denying Foxtons' commitment to tech over the years and its not about to be left behind when it comes to the latest mobile phone trends either.
Homage to Barcelona wins World Interior of the Year 2013
An Spanish apartment designed by David Kohn Architects has beaten 55 other nominations to scoop the top gong at the INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors award ceremony in Singapore.
Catchment If You Can: Top junior schools chalk up 53% property premium
Savills has been number-crunching the latest stats from within the UK's prime regional markets and it looks like we've just seen positive growth across the whole of England for the first time in two and…
The myth of London’s foreign buyers
49% of all £1m+ property sales in prime central London went to foreign-by-nationality buyers in the 12 months to June 2013;