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Young professionals “defining” London’s housing market
Want to know where prices are going to rocket over the next ten years? Going by Winkworth's latest research, you should probably start by finding out where the youngsters are living right now...
Uber-priced?
Bristol Fashion: Urban surge to change the face of the South West
Bristol will see a sea-change over the next two years as its city-centre population balloons, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Going Dutch: Boston mansion price to drop $25k a week until sold
A seven-bed ocean-front mansion in Boston USA is being sold in a Dutch auction, dropping its asking price by £25,000 every week until sold, in an effort to drum up some interest.
London’s resi pipeline will only satisfy two-thirds of housing demand – CBRE
There are, according to CBRE, around 300,000 residential units in the capital’s planning pipeline.
Fire guts renovation project on Hyde Park Gardens Mews
A fire has reportedly destroyed a house on one of London's most sought-after mews, just weeks before the completion of an 18-month refurbishment.
Hyde Park Gardens Mews
RBKC approves pair of car park-to-resi schemes
Planners at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have given development firm Grainger the green light for a couple of Assael-designed schemes with a combined value of £110m.
Super-sewer could render some apartments “unsellable” – Battersea Power Station
The firm behind the £8bn transformation of Battersea Power Station has joined the ranks of businesses and residents kicking up a stink over plans for the new Thames "super-sewer".
New Chair for Estate Agency Foundation
Peter Knight is taking over from Bill McClintock as Chairman of the Estate Agency Foundation (EAF), which does good works trying to combat the causes of homelessness.
McClintock
Canaletto sales “significantly ahead of schedule”
Orion Capital has pushed up the next phase release date for its UNStudio-designed Canaletto development next to the City Road Basin, after being happily surprised by early sales numbers.
2013 was “second busiest skyscraper year in history”
From 2000 to 2013, the total number of 200-metre-plus buildings in existence increased from 261 to 830 - an extraordinary 318% - according to the latest report from the Council of Tall Buildings & Urban…
Oliver Burns hires new lead architect
Super-prime developer Oliver Burns has named a new addition to its Hertfordshire-based team, in the form of a new lead architect.
Chinese investors “frantic” to buy in London
London property "is 8% cheaper than it was six years ago" for Chinese buyers thanks to the strength of the Renminbi, says WA Ellis in a new report on South East Asian buyers in the capital.